Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) Unity Grown

Graceful daisy-like flowers of Pale Purple Coneflower that blooms in early summer and attracts   pollinators, including butterflies and hummingbirds.  Late summer/early fall, large seed heads are a food source for birds.  Echinacea pallida is highly adaptable, tolerating drought, heat, humidity and poor soils, not tolerant of poorly drained soils.

Deep taproot enables a long-lived, provides low-maintenance and is heat/drought tolerant.  Well suited in a naturalized prairie setting. Companion plants to include grasses and other prairie flowers.

With the Pale Coneflower's showy pale purple petals makes a good cut flower and with the large brown seed heads, can be used for dried flower arrangements and winter forage for birds/wildlife.