Species
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Varieties
4 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| StarlightBSI-H414400 | — |
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| Purple-redBSI-FL20961 | — |
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| Purple coneflowerBSI-H801670 | — |
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| White SwanBSI-FL82185 | — |
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Echinacea purpurea is a herbaceous perennial whose flower heads combine spreading or drooping ray florets with a raised central disc.
Botanical characteristics
The cone-like centre explains the English common name. Seed-grown garden references include more than one colour selection. Sun to light shade and well-drained soil suit the species, which tolerates dryness once established.
Ray florets around a raised central cone
The wholesale list includes Purple coneflower, White Swan and Starlight for seed resellers. Named selections retain their identity within a perennial-flower assortment whose central cone remains a distinctive botanical feature.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Echinacea purpurea
- Common names
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- broad-leaved purple coneflower
- eastern purple coneflower
- eastern purple-coneflower
- purple cone-flower
- purple coneflower
- purple-coneflower
- Synonyms
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- brauneria purpurea
- echinacea intermedia
- echinacea purpurea arkansana
- echinacea purpurea f. ligettii
- echinacea purpurea ligettii
- echinacea purpurea purpurea
- echinacea purpurea serotina
- echinacea purpurea var. arkansana
- echinacea purpurea var. serotina
- echinacea serotina
- helichroa alba
- helichroa amoena
- helichroa crocea
- helichroa elatior
- helichroa fusca
- helichroa fuscata
- helichroa linnaeana
- helichroa purpurea
- helichroa uniflora
- lepachys purpurea
- rudbeckia aspera
- rudbeckia hispida
- rudbeckia purpurea
- rudbeckia purpurea purpurea
- rudbeckia purpurea serotina
- rudbeckia purpurea var. serotina
- rudbeckia serotina
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinacea
- Species
- Echinacea purpurea