Scientific Name
Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Common Name(s)
Black Sampson, Black Sampson Echinacea, Echinacea, Kansas Snakeroot, Narrow-Leaf Echinacea, Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower, Narrow-Leaf Purple Coneflower, Narrow-Leaf-Coneflower
Synonym(s)
Brauneria angustifolia, Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia, Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia
Scientific Classification
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Echinacea
Flower
Color: Pink to purple
Bloom Time: Late spring to mid-summer
Description
Echinacea angustifolia is a flowering plant with a hollow stem that reaches a height of up to 28 inches (70 cm), with spindle-shaped, often branched taproots. Leaves are narrow, oblong, and covered with tiny hairs.
The ray flowers are up to 1.5 inches (4 cm) long, spreading or drooping, light pink to pale purple. The disk flowers are 5-lobed, brownish-purple, and situated among stiff bracts.

How to Grow and Care
Coneflowers are often listed as drought tolerant, but they will do much better with regular water. I leave the plants standing through winter to feed the birds. Shearing them back in the spring will result in bushier plants that bloom longer into the season. Deadheading is the primary maintenance required with Coneflowers. They are prolific bloomers, and keeping them deadheaded will keep them in bloom all summer. Luckily each flower remains in bloom for several weeks. Flowers start blooming from the top of the stem. As the initial flower fades, more side shoots and buds will form along the stem. Keep the plants deadheaded, and you'll keep getting more flowers.
If you don't want to start your own seeds, plenty of varieties are available for purchase as plants, especially through mail order. Plants can also be divided or grown from stem cuttings. Coneflower can be planted in either spring or fall. Be sure to allow for good air circulation to prevent fungal diseases.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Coneflower.
Origin
Echinacea angustifolia is native to Canada and the United States.
Links
- Back to genus Echinacea
- Plantpedia: Browse flowering plants by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, or Origin
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