Native Coneflower!

• Echinacea simulata, commonly called wavyleaf purple coneflower or glade coneflower, is native to rocky, woodland openings, prairies, and glades primarily in the Ozarks with disjunct populations from Illinois and Indiana south through Kentucky and Tennessee to northern Alabama and Georgia
• Very similar to the more wide-spread Echinacea pallida, except for the pollen color on the anthers
• Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
• Plants usually rebloom without deadheading, however prompt removal of spent flowers improves general appearance
• Freely self-seeds if at least some of the seed heads are left in place
• Hardy perennial
• Great cut flower
• Height: 2-3 feet
• Spread: 1-2 feet