Description
Scientific name: Echinacea pallida
Range: Keweenaw native
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil: Sandy, Loam, Rocky
Moisture: Dry, Medium
Benefits: Pollinators, Birds, Deer Resistant
Height: 2-3′
Blooms: Jun, Jul
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Color: Pale Purple
Spacing:10-18″
Root: Tap root
Everyone knows about purple coneflowers. Not everyone is familiar with their elegant cousin, pale purple coneflower. Unlike it’s popular relative, E. pallida is a U.P. native and has a different aspect, with languid flowers atop long, sturdy stems. Plus, it blooms a bit earlier, adding a couple weeks to the purple coneflower season—which is never quite long enough, don’t you agree?
