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Purple vs Pale Purple Coneflower seeds
Look at the flowers, foliage and growing details of these two perennial coneflowers.
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a cold hardy perennial native to parts of eastern North America. Compared with Pale Purple Coneflower, it has shorter broader leaves and flowers about a month later. Its flowers and roots have a long history of use in tea and herbal preparations.
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Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) is a cold hardy North American perennial with narrow leaves and pale purple drooping petals around a prominent central cone. The flowers and roots have a history of use in herbal preparations.
Photos and fruit descriptions refer to the seed parents. These are seeds, not cloned plants; seedlings vary.
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Growing details
| Detail | Purple Coneflower | Pale Purple Coneflower |
|---|---|---|
| Cold hardiness zone | 3 | 3 |
| Seed source | Not recorded | Iowa |
| Mature size | up to 47 inches | 1.5 to 2.5 ft |
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Purple Coneflower
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a cold hardy perennial native to parts of eastern North America. Compared with Pale Purple Coneflower, it has shorter broader leaves and flowers about a month later. Its flowers and roots have a long history of use in tea and herbal preparations.
The purple flowers open through summer into fall. Seed germination is improved by fluctuating day and night temperatures.
Pale Purple Coneflower
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) is a cold hardy North American perennial with narrow leaves and pale purple drooping petals around a prominent central cone. The flowers and roots have a history of use in herbal preparations.
Plants favour full sun and deep, well drained soil.
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