Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Sun
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Soil Type: Loam, Sandy-Clay
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Spread: 2 foot
Blooms: July, August, September
Root: Fibrous, Short-rhizomatous
Habitat: Prairies, Forest Edges, Limestone Glades
Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Naturalized areas, Prairie or Meadow planting, Deer resistant
Wildlife Value: The flowers are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, bee flies, Halictid bees, butterflies, and skippers. Host Plant: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly
Seed Origin: Coldwater, ON (Wildflower Farm seed supplier)
Germination Code: A
Echinacea purpurea - Purple coneflower
Echinacea is a well known medicinal plant and pollinator plant! A native plant to Manitoba and Saskatchewan prairies, this beautful flower has made it into many Ontario pollinator gardens. Purple Coneflower is a bee and butterfly magnet that grows great year after year. Blooms appear in the summer and may re-bloom in the fall.