Pale Coneflower - Echinacea pallida | Pots ready spring-summer

Common name: Pale Coneflower

Scientific name: Echinacea pallida

Category: Native Forb, Rare Perennial

Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Average

Soil: Sand, Chalk

Blooms: VioletPink in July, August

Natural habitats: Roadsides-ravines, Prairie-savannahs

Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps 🐝, Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Deer resistant 🌱

Points of interest: - Several sources indicate this is the only truly native Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) to Ontario - Once well established, is very adaptable to drought, heat and poor soil - blooms all summer - flowers can be dried