Echinacea is loved for its large purple flowers from early summer right into fall. This award-winning native perennial adds fantastic color to mixed containers. As with all Echinacea’s, they attract birds that love to eat their seed-filled cones in autumn and winter months. An important native perennial for pollinators and makes an excellent cut flower.
The flowers of Echinacea species are used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system; an extract is also available in tablet or liquid form in pharmacies and health food stores.
Exposure/Soil:
Full sun and average garden soil. Highly adaptable; tolerates poor soil, heat, humidity, and even drought, once established.
