🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
ornamentals
herbaceous perennial
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
adaptable
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
2-4ft
⏱️ Maturity
365 days
🤝 Companions (10)
🤝 Bee Balm
Good companion.
🤝 Black-Eyed Susan
Good companion.
🤝 Both
Both native, medicinal, drought-tolerant.
🤝 Classic prairie pair.
Good companion.
🤝 Continuous bloom sequence.
Good companion.
🤝 Liatris
Good companion.
🤝 Native prairie origin.
Good companion.
🤝 Salvia
Good companion.
🤝 Ultimate pollinator garden.
Good companion.
🤝 Yarrow
Good companion.
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Decline in poorly drained soil.
Incompatible.
⚠️ Wet soil
Incompatible.
📝 Growing Notes
Deadhead or leave for goldfinches. Divide 3-4yr.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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