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Echinacea purpurea 'Prairie Splendor'
Common name:
Prairie Splendor purple coneflower
Family:
Asteraceae (aster, daisy, sunflower family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Herbaceous perennial
Comments:
Herbaceous perennial perfect for dried or cut-flowers, attracting butterflies, and creating a meadow garden. Magenta with orange center flowers occur from June through August. Grows 2' tall and wide and tolerates deer, drought, clay or poor gravely soil, and heat. No serious pest or disease problems. Site in full sun to light shade.
Links:
Perennials.com
•
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
LG006
• Accession: D2017-0544 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual