| Description | A large coneflower with large deep rose flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (eh-kin-AA-cee-ah)(pur-pur-EE-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | best in full, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dislikes wet winter soils |
| Flowers | deep rose, large 5-6", ray flowers (petals) surrounding a dark bronze coloured eye |
| Fruit | achenes in the dried center disk |
| Leaves | rough, coarse deep green , most found at base, stem leaves are smaller |
| Stems | stout, have short bristly hairs |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 30-34 inches tall, space 18 inches, uptight well branches |
| Maintenance | may reseed in the garden, many times reseeded plants will not be the same as parents, cut back stout stem in fall or leave for winter interest |
| Propagation | comes true from seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | Echinacea is derived from a Greek word meaning hedge hog. |
| Author's Notes | Echinacea have beautiful flowers, now available in a wide range of colors. The foliage is on the coarse side and many times starts to fade a way or deteriorate sooner than other plants. Using in combination with other plants will help mask these problems. I like to leave the flower heads on during the winter, since birds will dine on the seeds |
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