Echinacea
Echinacea purpurea
About it
- Kind
- Flowers · Perennial
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Mature size
- to 3 ft × 18 in
- Blooms
- Jun–Aug
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 18 in apart, rows 24 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 12 in
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Water
- About every 5 days
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Echinacea yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Echinacea yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats No information in our sources
- Dogs No information in our sources
- Horses No information in our sources
- Children No information in our sources
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Echinacea yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
- Most facts NC State Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.