Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Willamette Valley Native and British Columbia

and British Columbia

From a distance they appear fluffy and light to the touch

Height:  8-10 ft

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: A native plant

A bacterial product produced by fermentation

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Willamette Valley Native and British ColumbiaPlant Description: purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States (Ohio to Michigan to Iowa south to Louisiana and Georgia). Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on