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Echinacea Butterfly 'Purple Emperor'


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Echinacea Butterfly 'Purple Emperor' has glowing magenta-purple coneflowers with dark red centres on strong stems.


Description:
'Purple Emperor' is a bright magenta-purple Echinacea from the Butterfly Series with strong sturdy stems and a compact habit. All members of this series are named after species of butterfly. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering. Elsewhere they love to be frozen solid all winter long.


Common Name: Coneflower

Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)

Zone Hardiness: 4-9

Light: Full Sun

Height: 12-24"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta

Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer - Fall

Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries: No

Benefits: Butterflies, Bees

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Dry open woods, prairies and barrens.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

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