Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea

Not native to MN, but grows widely and sold in nursery trade.

USDA symbol: ECPU

General Information

Plant Type	Forb
Height	3 to 4 feet
Light Exposure	Sun, Part Sun
Soil Moisture	Dry, Medium
Bloom Color	Purple

Purple Coneflower (Purple Coneflower<div><em class="small">Echinacea purpurea</em></div>) — Photo credit: Metro Blooms (Click to enlarge)

Tolerances

Flooding / Inundation Tolerance	Moderate
General Resilience	7
Salt Tolerance	Medium
Stress Tolerance	Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant

Pollinator Value: High

Bloom Months	July to September

Project Planning

Project Type	Boulevard, Rain Garden, Shoreline Buffer
Coefficient of Conservatism	6
Herbivore Sensitivity	Medium
Lifespan	Perennial
Rate of Spread	Fast
Soil Stabilization	Deep

Range

County	Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

County

Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine