Is Purple Coneflower deer resistant?
Echinacea purpurea
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–8LightFull sunMature height36–48 inBloomSummer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range28 US states
About Purple Coneflower
Coarse bristly leaves are what deter deer, and the stiff cones stand through winter for goldfinches, so leave them standing. The straight species is far longer-lived than the double and orange cultivars, most of which fade out within a few seasons. Aster yellows disease causes distorted green flowers; remove affected plants entirely.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Purple Coneflower
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Purple Coneflower grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusetts
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesota
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraska
- Iowanative
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 28 US states in total.
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Common questions about Purple Coneflower
- Is Purple Coneflower deer resistant?
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Purple Coneflower grow in?
- Purple Coneflower is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Purple Coneflower grow in shade?
- No. Purple Coneflower wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Purple Coneflower get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–48 in. Growth rate is moderate.