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Asteraceae
Echinacea Purpurea
Echinacea purpurea
Strength and healing.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinacea
- Native to
- Eastern and Central North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 60-120 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, average
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is the most widely grown and commercially important Echinacea species.
- Echinacea supplements derived from this species are among the best-selling herbal remedies worldwide.
- The name Echinacea comes from the Greek 'echinos' meaning hedgehog, referring to the spiny central cone.
- Goldfinches love to eat the seeds from the dried winter cones.
- A single plant can bloom for two months or more, especially if deadheaded regularly.
Color meanings
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Health
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Strength
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Healing