Echinacea Drought Tolerant Purple Coneflower PowWow Wild Berry Garden Flowers

Purple Coneflower PowWow Wild Berry (Echinacea Purpurea PowWow Wild Berry) - PowWow Wild Berry is a drought tolerant purple coneflower that features large, deep rose-purple flowers in a floriferous bloom from early Summer to early Fall, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost.

This variety is incredibly impressive for a seed grown Echinacea. It's no surprise that it is a 2010 All America Selections winner. This first year flowering perennial reportedly keeps on blooming without having to be deadheaded, though you may still want to trim back spent flowers to maintain a tidy appearance. Attract birds and butterflies to your xeriscape flower garden with the beautiful purple coneflower plant.

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How To Grow

Coneflower is best and most easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil. It performs the best in full sun, but it can also be grown in partial shade. This an adaptable plant that doesn't mind difficult conditions: it is tolerant of drought, heat, and poor soil. Plants bloom as little as 20 weeks after sowing. These plants don't need to be deadheaded to continue blooming, although they will appear more attractive if spent blooms are removed. However, leaving some spent seed heads will allow the plant to self-seed and spread.

• Sowing rate: 2-3 seeds per plant
• Moisture: keep seeds moist until germination
• Soil: loam or clay with pH 6.1-7.0

Plant Information

Purple coneflower is a fragrant perennial flower that grows in USDA zones 3 through 9. This variety is a 2010 All America Selections winner, owing to its vivid rose-pink blossoms and adaptable nature.

• Bloom color: rose-pink
• Bloom season: summer through early fall
• Environment: full sun to partial shade