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Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

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 Native to:( Most of MA & VT and Eastern CT)
Perennial Herb/Flower drought tolerant and grows to 4Ft High (doesn't usually bloom in its first year)
Its Blooms are pink to purple from July to September and is much loved by pollinators. (Frequented by Monarchs & Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies) Birds love the seeds in the fall to winter (so do not cut them back).  Dead heading early in the season can bring more blooms.

Prefers: Full to Partial Sun  Soil: Medium-Wet, to Medium-Dry

Can be used as a tea or tinctures

In Middlesex county Massachusetts I have found that the deer love it.  So surrounding it with mountain mints or other deer resistant plants usually are enough to keep them away.
Self seeds and slowly spreads by rhizomes.

Companion Plants:
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