Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purprea

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a well-loved perennial known for its large, showy blooms featuring purple-pink petals surrounding a spiky, orange-brown central cone. Blooming from early to late summer, this hardy plant attracts a wide array of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and later provides seeds for birds like finches in the fall. Purple Coneflower is easy to grow, thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, and is drought-tolerant once established. Its resilience, along with its striking appearance, makes it a staple in pollinator and native plant gardens across North America.