narrow-leaved purple coneflower - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: native perennials
native plants
perennials
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators
great cut flowers
heirloom garden plant
low-maintenance
midwest native
resistant: deer
resistant: disease
tolerates clay soil
tolerates harsh roadside conditions
wildlife food source
Hardiness:: Zone 4 – 9
Mature Height:: 24-36in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure)
part to full sun (6 hours or more sun)
sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant once established
Bloom Color:: pink
Bloom Shape:: daisy
Bloom Time:: summer
Foliage:: green

This Great Plains native blooms in late spring to mid-summer. It is found growing in dry prairies with rocky to sandy-clay soils.