Echinacea purpurea

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Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower

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DERIVATION

Echinacea	- From the Greek echinos, (sea urchin or hedgehog), referring to the plant's cone
purpurea	- Purple

FAMILY

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Other Plants in the Aster Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

E & SC United States

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Purple;brown (Pink-purple;orangish)

FRUIT

Brown

STEM COLOR

Green

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well-drained, fairly dry soil - does not grow well in wet, soggy soil

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun | Partial shade

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Attracts Butterflies | Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Purple Coneflower

Location Map for Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) - 8 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Echinacea purpurea: More Locations
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Map
Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

No Map	911118*1	1991	Chatfield Nature Center
No Map	921147*2	1992	Chatfield Nature Center
1	090738*1	2009	Woodland Mosaic
2	090738*2	2009	Woodland Mosaic
3	101019*1	2010	Herb Garden
4	101155*1	2010	Mordecai Childrens G
5	101155*3	2010	Mordecai Childrens G
6	101155*4	2010	Mordecai Childrens G
7	101155*5	2010	Mordecai Childrens G
8	101155*6	2010	Mordecai Childrens G
No Map	101155*7	2010	Mordecai Childrens G

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FLOWERING:
When Echinacea purpurea has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2021

2006

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