Echinacea angustifolia | Purple Coneflower, Echinacea | Various
Echinacea angustifolia belongs to the plant family COMPOSIT and Genus Echinacea This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Echinacea angustifolia does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Echinacea angustifolia so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Echinacea angustifolia purple coneflower,echinacea is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Echinacea pallida Pale ConeFlower Flower pale cone-flower
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Various
Echinocereus pectinatus Various plant louise beebe wilder
Echinacea angustifolia has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as an immunostimulant, as an anti-inflammatory, as an antibiotic and as a detoxifier. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. The flowers and the root are used in herbal preparations.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.