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Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

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per Plant - 2.5" Pot
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ZONES  3-10 | Good to grow! Zone

• Pale Purple Coneflower is a taller, more elegant relative of common purple coneflower
• This species is tap rooted, making it more drought-tolerant than common purple coneflower
• Attractive to pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and others
• One of the best “natural bird feeders”, with bird-beloved seeds that the plant naturally holds through fall into early winter

Pale Purple Coneflower

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Description

Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) is a lesser-known relative of the more frequently sold Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower). It differs in that it grows taller and more slender, yielding an elegant look with gracefully falling ray petals. It also develops a deep tap root that effectively accesses moisture locked in the soil profile compared to the shallower, fibrous roots of Purple Coneflower, making it a great pick for xeric plantings slightly too dry for Purple Coneflower. Being tap rooted, Pale Purple Coneflower does not divide well or transplant well once established, so site this plant thoughtfully. It makes a good cut flower and is especially interesting dried. This North American prairie native self-sows lightly in favorable settings.

Planting & Care

Tips For Growing Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)

This genus is invaluable for the mid- to late-summer garden, bringing color into our plantings when many spring bloomers have gone green for the season. They are native to the eastern half of the U.S. and are most commonly found growing in prairie habitats.

Echinacea thrive in our gardens when provided with well drained soils, plenty of sunshine and moderate to dry moisture conditions depending on the species and cultivars. Healthy individual coneflowers will grow in the garden for 3 to 5 years. Species and cultivars raised from seed will often reseed themselves to continue their presence in our gardens.

'Rocky Top Hybrid' echinacea, while xeric, appreciates extra moisture provided by some easily accomplished water harvesting techniques. Plant it in a wide, shallow depression and mulch amply or place right up against the north side of a low, wide rock, tilted to shed water on the Echinacea's side.

Fall Care: You can leave the dried seed heads for winter, as they provide food for birds. Echinacea easily reseeds itself. You can cut back seed heads in the fall, where you don't wish the plant to reseed. Spring Care: Cut back the dry stalks to the crowns of the plant in early spring. Pull any unwanted seedlings in spring. They are easy to pull when young.

More in-depth guidance for growing and maintaining Echinacea plants: Purple Coneflowers: Native Grace and Beauty in the Garden and Echinacea: Rocky Top Hybrids.

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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key features

Advantages
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Birds
  • Native
  • Cut Flowers
  • Dried Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Deer Resistant
Tolerates
  • Dry Sites
  • Occasional Drought
  • Humidity
  • Low Fertility
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Late spring to midsummer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Dry
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Soil Type
  • Average Soil
Mature Height
24-36" tall
Mature Spread
12-18" wide
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
Native To
North America
Non-GMO
No
Can Send To PO Box
No
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