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Flaigg, Lillian G.
Echinacea sanguinea Nutt.
Sanguine purple coneflower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: ECSA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
The graceful purple coneflower has an unbranched stem that grows to 3 feet tall. Leaves are alternate and usually near the base, 4–10 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. Upper leaves have long hairs. There is 1 flower head to each stem, with 10–20 ray flowers, often conspicuously drooping, rose-pink to pale purple, as much as 2 inches long and 1/8–1/4 inch wide. The center is cone-shaped, 1 inch in diameter, and 1/4–3/4 inch high, purplish–brown on the outside ring and greenish in the center.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yesValue to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1067 Collected 2011-07-17 in Morris County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterBibliography
Bibref 248 - Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide (1984) Loughmiller, C. & L. LoughmillerSearch More Titles in Bibliography
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USDA: Find Echinacea sanguinea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Echinacea sanguinea in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2012-06-19Research By: TWC Staff
