Common Name: Pale Purple Coneflower

Latin Name: Echinacea pallida

Height: 3 feet

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Time: June - July

Water Use: Medium

Soil: Medium-dry

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Spreads via seeds

Host Plant: The leaves of this coneflower provide food for the Ottoe-skipper larva.

Other pollinators: It is an important mid-summer nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies.

More information: This native Coneflower dislikes soil that is kept excessively moist or has poor drainage and they will start to rot in these situations. The seed heads attract Goldfinches and other birds.