When they are done blooming, their seed covered “cones” provide valuable food from late summer to winter for many birds (such as goldfinches, chickadees, blue jays, cardinals, and pine siskins). When in bloom, Echinacea attracts and feeds bees and a variety of butterflies (such as Fritillaries, Swallowtails, Skippers, Viceroy, Red Admiral, American Lady, Painted Lady, and Silvery Checkerspot).
#PRUNING PURPLE CONEFLOWER FULL#
I often suggest coneflower, which tolerates poor soil, excessive heat, drought, full sun to part shade, and will bloom continuously whether you deadhead it or not.Ĭoneflowers are sounding pretty perfect now, aren’t they? It gets better. Instead, we select easy, low maintenance plants that look like we spent hours in the garden when, in fact, their care only requires a few minutes here or there. Though most of us would love to spend all day, every day, in our gardens, real life gets in the way. When I suggest coneflowers to a customer, I am often asked “do you need to deadhead coneflowers?”. Also known as purple coneflower, Echinacea has grown wildly and contently for hundreds of years without human “help,” and it can grow for many years in your landscape or flower beds without any maintenance. Long before settlers came to North America, Native Americans grew and used Echinacea as an herbal remedy for colds, coughs, and infections. Native to the U.S., Echinacea has been a favorite wildflower and valuable herb for centuries.
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