Plant Care Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

4.1 out of 5 (7 experiences)

Purple Coneflower has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily
Purple Coneflower has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower

About Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Plant parents describe this plant as easy to bloom and a fast grower with a whopping 139 being grown with Greg around the world. Check out the reviews below for more details!🌟

Purple Coneflower likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Purple Coneflower belongs to the Echinacea genus, and is native to North America.

Taxonomy

Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea
Asteraceae
Asterales

Also known as

Eastern purple coneflower and Hedgehog coneflower

How to care for Purple Coneflower

Water

How often to water your Purple Coneflower

Water needs for Purple Coneflower
0.5 cups
every 9

Purple Coneflower needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Purple Coneflower

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Purple Coneflower in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Purple Coneflower: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Purple Coneflower love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Purple Coneflower does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Purple Coneflower in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Purple Coneflower

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Purple Coneflower: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Purple Coneflower after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
Difficulty Level

Purple Coneflower is generally considered an easy-to-care-for plant and makes a great choice for beginners!


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Care Summary for Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Purple Coneflower has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily 5
Purple Coneflower has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 5
Purple Coneflower has a Survivor plant personality Survivor 4
Purple Coneflower has a Large, lush leaves plant personality Large, lush leaves 2
Purple Coneflower has a Easy to propagate plant personality Easy to propagate 1
Purple Coneflower has a Pest magnet plant personality Pest magnet 1
Purple Coneflower has a Browns easily plant personality Browns easily 1
Amiee avatar
@Amiee
leaf-1 5 Plants
xp 110 XP
07/07/2021

Love this beautiful flower. Easy to grow and it’s a perineal.

Blooms easily Blooms easily
@SFRG avatar
@@SFRG
leaf-1 33 Plants
xp 4,059 XP
03/04/2021

It’s a finicky little plant if you’re growing it from seedlings, mine keep dying by ridiculous circumstances like change of weather, too-little or too much sunlight or the seeds in general

Fast grower Fast grower
Pest magnet Pest magnet
Browns easily Browns easily

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