Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Native to: Midwest and Southern U.S.

Life cycle: Perennial

Light: Full/Partial Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry

Height: 3’
Spacing: 10-18”

Blooms: June-July
Bloom Color: Pink

Natural Habitat: Meadows, roadsides, woodland openings, and rocky shorelines

Benefits: Bird Favorite, Pollinator Favorite, Host Plant (eg. Ottoe-skipper), Deer Resistant

“[Pale Purple Coneflower] blooms in early summer when only a few of the sun loving plants are in bloom and provides nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies, and the leaves provide food for the Ottoe-skipper larva. Also easy-to-establish and a prairie icon is its cousin, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), which has a deeper purple flower and will bloom just at the tail end of Pale Purple Coneflower’s bloom cycle. Planting these two together will give you many, many weeks of Echinacea blooms.”

–Prairie Moon Nursery