Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Exposure: Full sun
Color: Purple, pink
Height: 24-36 inches
Spread: 18-24 inches
Attracts: Butterflies, pollinators
Other attributes: Deer resistant. Provides food for songbirds in the winter.
Description: Plains Indians used the root to treat rattlesnake bites, bee stings, headaches, toothaches, sore throats, and distemper in horses. Coneflowers are still widely used today in pharmaceutical preparations.
Size: Quart
Coneflower - Purple
$8.50Price