Eastern Purple Coneflower

Requires a reliable cold period to persist. In most of Florida it can be treated as an annual in gardens.

Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.  While this is a common garden plant in the north, its range barely reaches Florida, and it is rare and exists only in a highly specific habitate in the wild.



Works well in almost any garden with mixed wildflower species. North of Florida, this species is sometimes planted as single-species mass plantings.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

The further south you go, the more short-lived this species gets.  Except in extreme north Florida, treat as an annual or at least don't assume that it will be a long-lasting perennial.

Small birds and small mammals consume the seed.

Upland glades, openings in upland mixed forests on calcareous soils.

• Showy flowers
• Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.