Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)Purple Coneflower is a delightful and somewhat iconic perennial that most of us can identify. Its purple flowers are showy, long blooming, and the seeds are eaten by birds such as finches. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and bees love the flowers. The blooms make good cut flowers. Purple Coneflower prefers full to part sun and is best grown in moist to medium conditions in well draining soil. Fall is the best time for planting purple

Common Persimmon is a deciduous tree that can be either a low growing

including clay

Grab the pads between the glochid "dots"

attractive to hummingbirds

Yarrow works well when planted en masse

wild turkeys

Deadheading Coreopsis prolongs its blooming period

and western pygmy blues

It is also a host plant for the Giant Leopard Moth

and attracts bees

Needs well-draining soil

Also known as Burr Oak