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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Light Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
I purchased six small plants in 2.5" pots from Sunlight Gardens in 2005. I failed to protect them from rabbits and lost 4. The remaining two have grown into a nice size clump nearly 1.5' across. They are shorter than most coneflowers with pretty, daisy-like, pink flowers that are open rather than cone-shaped. Bloom season is a little longer than for purple coneflowers such as Kim's knee high and magnum. Aside from being very vulnerable to rabbits (liquid fence spray has worked for me), they are a tough. Mine are in afternoon sun behind my garage and don't get watered often.
On Jan 25, 2006, Gabrielle from Washington, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
I planted Tennesse Coneflower from seed and it is not old enough to bloom yet. I got it for 2 reasons: 1) I'm a plant collector and want a bit of everything. 2) It is officially listed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as an endangered species. Hopefully I can share it with others and do my part to help keep it alive.
On Jan 18, 2003, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
I just love this little coneflower. I started my plants from seed and they've done very well here in Maine. The flowers remain fresh on the plant for weeks before they start to fade. It's a great bloomer and makes a wonderful garden plant. I lost a couple after an exceptionally wet winter but other than that, it's been very dependable.
On Mar 12, 2001, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Similar to E. purpurea, but ray petals are horizontal rather than drooping, and cone is greenish pink. Forms a low casual mound. This beautiful coneflower is rare and endangered in the wild, found growing only in three locations in Tennessee. It is being propagated under permit; look for it in wildflower nurseries. Does well in partial shade, especially near cedar trees, where bedrock is near the surface.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
San Francisco, California Dover, Delaware Saint Charles, Illinois Washington, Illinois Hebron, Kentucky Halifax, Massachusetts Haydenville, Massachusetts Cincinnati, Ohio Portland, Oregon Columbia, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Brownsville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Houston, Texas Madison, Virginia Seattle, Washington
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