Pale Purple Coneflower - Prairie Native, Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower - This is the most widespread of all the purple coneflowers with a range as far south as Georgia and Alabama, extending to the east, across the Midwest and to the Central Plains. It readily adapts to almost any soil as long as it is well drained. You can find it in clay, limerock, sand or loam.  It is beloved by butterflies, birds and other pollinators.  Plants reach 3-4' tall. Perennial. Hardy to zones 3-9 It is also known as Blacksamson echinacea as well. 

Botanical Name: Echinacea pallida

Characteristics: 

• Perennial and hardy to zone 4, most southern range of the purple coneflowers
• One of the very best for attracting butterflies and birds
• Plants grow to 2-4 feet tall
• Light purple flowers
• 1/2 gram or ~95 Seeds per packet 

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors just before last frost. Can also be started indoors and set out as small plants. Seeds can be soaked in warm water for 24 hours before planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Purple Coneflower does not like to be transplanted as it develops a taproot that allows it to be very drought tolerant. 

Alternatively

• Start Indoors - 8-10 weeks before the last frost.
• Sow 1/2" deep
• Germination 10-20days
• Thin 18-24" apart

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