Purple Coneflower Purple coneflowers are beautiful native plants that are popular in prairie restoration plantings and home gardens. They are perennials, meaning that they live for more than two years and spread by both rhizomes (underground stalks) or seeds. The name comes from the Greek word echinos, which means hedgehog, a reference to the spiny central seed cone. Purple coneflowers attract a large number of native bees. They have a long history of being used for medicinal purposes. Now that you know something about purple coneflowers, create and color your own flower! Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center sminc-lake-elmo.org
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PurpleConeflowerPurpleconeflowersarebeautifulnativeplantsthatarepopularinprairierestorationplantingsandhomegardens.Theyareperennials,meaningthattheyliveformorethantwoyearsandspreadbybothrhizomes(undergroundstalks)orseeds.ThenamecomesfromtheGreekwordechinos,whichmeanshedgehog,areferencetothespinycentralseedcone.Purpleconeflowersattractalargenumberofnativebees.Theyhavealonghistoryofbeingusedformedicinalpurposes.
Nowthatyouknowsomethingaboutpurpleconeflowers,createandcoloryourownflower!
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