Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Also known as: Echinacea · Family: Asteraceae
About this plant
Drought-tolerant once established, and the seed heads feed birds all winter. Leave them standing instead of cutting back.
Schedule
- water
- every 7–14 days
- fertilizer
- every 75 days
- repotting
- every 3 years
- Light
- Direct sun
- Humidity
- Low
- Temperature
- -30–35°C
Paused for winter
Sources
Every care recommendation cites its source — RHS, Missouri Botanical Garden, IFAS, NC State — instead of being written from memory.
