Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Size:1 gal CN branched spikelets which are sometimes

branched spikelets which are sometimes tinted with purple

What to plant

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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Size:1 gal CN branched spikelets which are sometimesPlant Description: purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States (Ohio to Michigan to Iowa south to Louisiana and Georgia). Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on