Description
Smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata) is similar to common purple coneflower (E. purpurea), but its leaves and stems are distinctly smooth to the touch, unlike the rough leaves and stems of the latter. Smooth purple coneflower produces a clump of basal foliage, then sends up 3- to 4-foot-tall stems topped with large blooms mainly in late spring or early summer to midsummer; occasional new flowers may appear later in the growing season. The purplish pink petals tend to be slender and drooping but are variable. The basal foliage may die off in fall or remain green through at least part of the winter. Native to some of the East Coast states (primarily VA to GA), smooth purple coneflower is federally considered to be a threatened (no longer endangered, as of August 5, 2022) species. Full sun for best flowering. Perennial; Zones 4 to 8.
These seeds are from cultivated plants (several dozen seed-grown clumps growing in my garden), not wild-collected. Original ecotype unknown.
Collected in August and September 2022. At least 15 seeds per packet.
Please read the germination information as well before ordering.
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