Echinacea tennesseensis

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 Echinacea tennesseensis subsp. var.  Tennessee Purple Coneflower
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Habit: herbaceous
Height: to
Width: to
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Height: cm to 75 cm
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Populations are distributed among three counties in Tennessee, USA
Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall
Exposure: sun
Water: moderate, dry
Features: flowers, bees, cut flowers, butterflys, drought tolerant
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
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USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: purple
Asteraceae > Echinacea tennesseensis var. ,



Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the cedar glades of the central portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is also known as the Tennessee purple coneflower. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 75 cm tall. The leaves are hairy, lanceolate, and arranged in a basal whorl with only a few small leaves on the flower stems. The flowers are produced in a capitulum (flowerhead) up to 8 cm broad, with a ring of purple ray florets surrounding the brown disc florets.

Cultivation

Propagation

Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification. Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater in light than dark.

Pests and diseases

Japanese Beetles, Thrips

Species

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