umid | 31 |
botanical_name | Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' |
common_name | Hula Dancer Pale Purple Coneflower |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 8 |
typical_height_ft | 2-3' |
typical_width_ft | 1-1.5' |
light_type | full sun, part shade or moderate shade |
details_on_light_needs | Best in full sun |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Fertile soils |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Well-drained soils |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | salt tolerant |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | bright green |
fall_color | brown |
bloom_time | July, June |
bloom_color | white |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | architectural, seed head |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Rattlesnake Master, Bee-Balm, Blazing Star, Prairie Dock, Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Switchgrass, Golden Alexander |
notes | 4-season interest. Flowers provide nectar to a wide variety of long- and short-tongued pollinators. Birds eat the winter seed. |
citation1 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Echinacea-pallida-Hula-Dancer |
citation2 | https://www.hardyplants.com/seeds/EPHD-A9.html |
citation3 | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=273239 |
citation4 | https://www.highcountrygardens.com/perennial-plants/echinacea/echinacea-pallida-hula-dancer |
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