Echinacea purpurea
perennialZones 3–9nativedeer resistantIconic native prairie flower with large daisy-like blooms featuring drooping pink-purple petals around a spiky orange-brown cone. Extremely tough and drought tolerant.
Remove dried stems from last year if not already done.
Remove spent blooms to encourage reblooming, but leave some to develop seeds for birds.
Spiky seed heads are beautiful in frost and feed goldfinches all winter. Do not cut back.
Critical pollinator plant attracting native bees, butterflies (especially swallowtails and monarchs), and hummingbirds. Seed heads are goldfinch magnets in winter.
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