Purple Coneflower
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Location
Source of plant
Sunny Border Ohio
Description
Plant 105 cm tall, 95 cm spread. Erect (when supported), not particularly airy, little branched. Leaves 17.5 cm long, 6 cm wide, toothed, scabrous, matt, Green Group 137A. Flowering stems, erect, hairy, stout, stiff, 110 cm long, Yellow-Green 145A/B heavily flushed with purplish grey. Free flowering (c. 80 flowers), flowers 10 cm diameter, 8 cm deep, single, flat to slightly reflexed. Ray florets (c. 31) 4.1 cm long, 1.2 cm wide with pointed tips, Red-Purple Group 57C fading to Greyed-Purple Group 186C and becoming dull yellowish green on underside of tips. Cone 5 cm wide, 4.5 cm tall, cone scales Greyed-Purple Group 187A at base, Yellow-Orange Group 23B in middle, Red Group 46A at tip. Huge flower, marvellous color with very large cones. Needs staking.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4