echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) native blue

echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) native blueAKA rudbeckia purpurea drooping petals of purple pink flowers with a spiky, orange cone lance shaped and coarse toothed leaves on sturdy stems bloom time: midsummer to early fall the name echinacea comes from the greek word echinos meaning "hedgehog," in reference to the spiny, centre cone echinacea purpurea is the species most widely used in herbal medicine zone 3 height 90 120cm spread 50 60cm colour purple echinacea thrives in an average to moist,

food source for monarch butterflies

easy to grow in full sun in the perennial border

but will thrive in any well-drained site

overlapping petals- petals are often ruffled and fill the centre

once established

yarrow are very easy to grow even for the inexperienced gardener

spread 30-50cm

medium green leaves with irregular

spread 75-90cm

although native americans dried the roots as a ginger substitute

dicentra benefit if some of the main stems are tipped back to about half after flowering

spread 40-50cm