![]() ![]() Cheyenne spirit coneflower spread and multiply through self seeding. It also does not need a lot of water to grow up. ![]() ![]() It comes in many colors like yellow, orange, pink, purple, red, and white. Cheyenne Spirit coneflower:Ĭheyenne spirit coneflower is a very colorful flower. No other variety of coneflower has the ability to spread and multiply by dividing its root. The special thing about purple coneflowers is that they spread and multiply through not only self seeding but also through division of root. Poor and lean types of soil are best for growing purple coneflower. The scientific name of purple coneflower is Echinacea purpurea. Purple coneflower is very popular in east part of America. Written by Becca Dickstein.Let’s look at some of the coneflowers and find out if they spread or multiply. Operation NICE! (Natives Instead of Common Exotics!) – Spring 2019 Plant of the Season sponsored by the Trinity Forks Native Plant Society Chapter in Denton County. Thank you for using native plants in your landscapes. Lastly, look for NICE Plant of the Season signs and information sheets on your next visit to a participating North Texas nursery. Companion plants for Purple Coneflower include Mealy Blue Sage ( Salvia farinacea), Black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta), and Little Bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium). Various parts of Purple Coneflower are used as herbal medicine, but please don’t count on NICE for medical advice! Consider using instead of exotic Gerbera Daisy ( Gerbera jamesonii) or African Daisies (Osteospermum) species. The cut flowers are long-lasting in bouquets. Purple Coneflower attracts butterflies as well as native bees and its seed in the dried flowerheads feeds fall and winter birds. In addition, it may be propagated by cuttings and will self-seed, if the spent flowers are not removed. This is important for propagating the cultivars, because they will not breed true from seed. The plants will grow in size each year and may be divided every 4-5 years by digging up the clump, lifting it out of the ground, and breaking it apart by hand. Purple Coneflower is great in border, meadow, prairie, cutting, and native plant gardens, as well as woodland gardens in part-sun. Similarly, it needs good drainage, like many other native Texas plants. PURPLE CONEFLOWER COLORS FULLWatering Instructions:ĭuring long dry spells, Purple Coneflower may appreciate supplemental water if planted in full sun. Purple Coneflower thrives in part shade to sun and a range of soil types. Furthermore, numerous cultivars are now available in nurseries, in different heights, with petal colors ranging from white to deep orange to deep red, and with different colored flower cones. The cone may be flattened and is prickly. Each flower has 10-20 pink to lavender ray florets surrounding a central yellowish- to reddish-brown cone of numerous disk florets. The showy flowers span 2.5-5 inches across. Its daisy-like flowers are held high on top of its stems. Purple Coneflower blooms in late May and intermittently through the end of summer in North Texas. Coneflower describes the flower’s center shape. Echinacea comes from the Greek echinos, meaning spiny or prickly, while purpurea refers to the petal color of wild Purple Coneflower. Purple Coneflower’s common and genus names reflect its flower characteristics. Most importantly, it is drought, heat, and poor soil tolerant. Its dark green, hairy-rough, alternate or opposite leaves are up to 6” long and 3” wide, and are smaller at the top of the stems. It grows about 1-2 feet wide and 2-4 feet tall in bloom. Purple Coneflower is an herbaceous perennial in the sunflower family. ![]()
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