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Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower

Pale rose-purple flowers with long thin drooping petals and white pollen, brown center disk. Lanceolate, very hairy leaves.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Tolerates drier soils than the purple coneflower, in full sun to partial shade. Border, cutflower, and naturalized areas, prairies, glades, roadsides, railroads.

Interesting Information
Echinacea, Greek, "hedgehog", a spiny mammal, referring to the bracts of the inflorescens; pallida, Latin, "pale". The plant is used for medicinal purposes and threatened by root diggers. Attracts butterflies.

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color Light Pink		Foliage Color Hairy Green
Height 32-36 Inches		Spread 16-20 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8		Patented No

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Pink	Landscape Interest • Butterfly • Bird	Exposure • Sun-Part Shade	Soil Moisture Preference • Med-Dry
Missouri Native • Missouri Native	Season of Interest (Flowering) • June • July	Attributes • Cut Flower