Sanguine Coneflower
Echinacea sanguinea
Sanguine coneflower is a slender Southern coneflower of open pine woods and sandy prairies, with drooping rose-pink rays. A drought-hardy coneflower whose seed heads feed finches.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AR, LA, OK, TX
Related native plants
More Echinacea species
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
- Narrowleaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
- Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)