Purple coneflower
SpeciesEchinacea purpurea
Also called eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, echinacea, Brauneria purpurea, Rudbeckia purpurea, Steyerm., Helichroa purpurea
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceReady whendeadheading extends bloom, leaving seed heads standing through fall and winter feeds goldfinches and other birds
“leaving seed heads standing through fall and winter feeds goldfinches and other birds” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Toxicitynot toxic
“not toxic to pets or humans” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Who grows this
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11 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Purple coneflower
- Fact sheet: 1 source page, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian