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It can be taken as a tablet, juice, and tea.Ĭoneflowers are a great addition to any landscape setting, on an acreage or otherwise. The USDA NRCS also states that Echinacea was used by the Plains Indians and was followed in use by the early settlers for nearly every kind of sickness.

It is used as a painkiller and to help fight infections and reduce the length and severity of a common cold. When aster yellows appears in your plant, the only management practice is to remove it before it spreads to other aster plants in your landscape.Įchinacea is used widely today as an herbal remedy, according to the USDA NRCS.

It can cause witches brooms, green or discolored flowers, distorted flowers, and other problems. Aster yellows is a virus spread by a leafhopper that can cause deformation in the leaves and flowers of the plants. It is often found in wildflower and prairie seed mixes.Ĭoneflowers don't face many disease and insect problems, the most damaging problem they deal with is aster yellows. They can be used as a specimen plant, placed together in a grouping in a garden, or planted throughout a prairie location. They will tolerate dry conditions so they are a great choice for a dry, warm location in your landscape.

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They prefer full sun and average to well-drained soils. They will tolerate most any growing conditions. There are also the 'Cone-fections' choices in pink and white as a double-flowering variety.Ĭoneflowers are very resilient plants. Another great choice is 'Fragrant Angel' which is a white flowered coneflower.

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Some varieties of the purple coneflower include the 'PowWow' series that are found in brighter colors than the straight species. Echinacea pallida is the pale coneflower that is a pale purple-pink color with droopy flowers. There are many different species and varieties of coneflower to choose from for many colors and growing habits. The flowers bloom throughout the summer into late summer. The flowers on a purple coneflower are a purple aster or daisy type of flower with an orange center. The plants grow up to 3 feet tall and wide. Coneflower leaves are dark green, oval shaped with serrate or toothed margins and they become smaller and more lanceolate shaped at the top of the plant. It is a herbaceous perennial, meaning that it comes back from the roots every year. Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, is one of the many different species of coneflowers readily available at local nurseries and garden centers. This is why coneflower is a great choice for the July plant of the month. These plants bloom well through the summer months and continue through to the fall. The coneflowers are very drought tolerant and adapted to very hot conditions that we see in the summer. He’s converting old pastures to wildlife habitat, and his wildflowers are really spectacular! Others were taken in local gardens.One of the staples of summer perennials is Coneflower. Some of the photos below were taken at Brian Murphy’s farm in Craig County. It tolerates dry conditions and seems to thrive in the heat of summer. The leaves of this prairie species are alternate, lance-shaped, and tapering to a point they are usually, but not always, hairy.Īlthough we typically think of Purple Coneflower as a garden perennial (and a fine one at that!), this species is a native on the east coast and is associated with prairies and open woodlands. The inflorescence is borne on a tall, hairy stem (peduncle). The ray flowers hang downward, which accents the center beautifully. The disk flowers are stiff and bristly, and they really resemble a sea urchin if you look close enough (in fact, “ echinos” means sea urchin). Purple ConeflowerĪs a flower, this is an aster with pinkish-purple ray flowers and orange to purple disk flowers that are often arranged in a dome (hence the name coneflower). The roots and leaves of Purple Coneflower, whose genus name is Echinacea, have long been used to treat inflammation, infections, pain, and even wounds. It is said to stimulate the immune system -for instance, you might take it when you feel a cold coming on–and it is available in the supplement aisle of almost any grocery store. Of all the native plants that have made their way from the field to the medicine cabinet, this one is probably one of the most famous. When you see the word Echinacea, you probably think “cold remedy”.

Purple coneflower leaves