Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

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• Hardiness Zone: 3-8
• Native Northeast Region: CT,NY,NJ,MD,DE,PA
• Sun Exposure: Full to Part Sun
• Flower Color: Pink
• Bloom Time: June, July, August
• Soil Type: Dry - Medium
• Mature Plant Size: 2-4'H, 1.5-2W
• Plant Spacing: 1'
• Host Plant: Bordered Patch Butterfly, Gorgon Checkerspot, Ottoe Skipper, Silvery Checkerspot
• Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
• Advantages: Clay soil, cut flower, deer resistant, dry soil, herb used for tea, long blooming, rocky soil, tolerates drought
• Landscape Uses: Butterfly, cottage gardens, mass planting, meadow, perennial border
• Companion Plants: Blacked Eyed Susan, Big Bluestem, Dense Blazing Star, Little Bluestem, Native Bergamot