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Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. An adaptable plant that is tolerant of drought, heat, humidity and poor soil. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded ... Echinacea comes from the Greek word "echinos" meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone.
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www.mobot.org/gardinghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=C5...
www.mobot.org/gardinghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=C580
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A PLANTS profile of Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench eastern purple coneflower;
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plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ECPU
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Echinacea purpurea is considered to be the natural antibiotic of today. ... Echinacea purpurea, also known as purple coneflower, has been used for hundreds of years throughout North America and Europe. With natural antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, Echinacea purpurea is best know for its ability to kick-start...
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www.herbalmanac.com/echinaceapurpurea/
www.herbalmanac.com/echinaceapurpurea/
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Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench ... Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower) is a PlantWise native alternative for: ... USDA: Find Echinacea purpurea in USDA Plants; FNA: Find Echinacea purpurea in the Flora of North America (if available) ; Google: Search Google for Echinacea purpurea...
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www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ECPU
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Echinacea purpurea, or Purple Coneflower, is a very hardy perennial plant native from Ohio to Iowa and south to Louisiana and Texas. Plants reach 3-6 feet(1-2 m) in height with a spread of around 2 feet (60 cm). Leaves are broadly lanceolate, coarsely toothed, with long petioles.
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www.plantoftheweek.org/week365.shtml
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HARDINESS Zones 3-8 ... LIGHT Full sun preferred. ... USES As a specimen, in borders, or massed. Good choice for meadow or prairie gardens.
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www.perennialplant.org/ppy/98ppy.html
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A review of 16 clinical trials found that there is some evidence that supplements based on the aerial parts of Echinacea purpurea might be effective in decreasing the incidence and duration of the common cold in adults, but results are not fully consistent.
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www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/echinacea-000239.htm
www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/echinacea-000239.htm
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Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' - white-cream petals, with golden-green central disks; a very worthwhile choice since it is one of the few showy white-blooming perennials for mid- to late-Summer bloom; leaves, petioles, and peduncles are also a lighter green color;
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www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/TMI/Plantlist/ec_purea.html
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Scientific Name; Echinacea purpurea; Common Name; Purple coneflower ... ;; Wildflowers; Plant Fact Sheets; Consumer Hort ... Flower/fruit: 2.5 to 5 inch flower head; 12 to 20 drooping purple rays; cone-shaped, purplish disk...
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www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflo...
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/echinacea_purpurea.html
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