{"id":485,"date":"2015-01-29T23:21:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T05:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/?p=485"},"modified":"2015-02-16T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T21:53:31","slug":"echinacea-pallida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/echinacea-pallida\/","title":{"rendered":"Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“hula dancer” selection of Ech. pallida. Below it is Ech. purpurea “magnus”.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Height:<\/strong> 2-3 feet
\nSpread:<\/strong> 1-1 \u00bd feet
\nType:<\/strong> Perennial
\nOrigin: Eastern United States including most of eastern Oklahoma
\nExposure: Full sun to part Shade
\nWater:<\/strong> Dry to moderate
\nEdible:<\/strong> As a tincture can be added to beverages etc.
\nMedicinal:<\/strong> Absolutely. It has been used for centuries by Native Americans to treat anything from insect bites to the common cold.\u00a0 Most common to brew a tea or make a tincture from the roots, flowers\u00a0 and leaves.
\nCompanions:<\/strong> Liatris\u00a0 spicata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Bouteloua gracilis,<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/strong> Echinacea is one of our favorite genera of native perennials.\u00a0 All of the Echinacea species are beautiful, tough and useful and there are quite a few that are native to Oklahoma. Pollinators and other wildlife are also fond of Echinacea. Purpurea is the most commonly grown ornamental Echinacea but Pallida is an under appreciated standout of the genus due to it\u2019s elegant pale pink\/purple thin reflexed rays that droop down from the stately cone.\u00a0 They are easily grown in dry to moderate soils and excel in full sun. Very adaptable and tolerant of tough conditions, drought and poor soil as well. Commonly called the pale purple coneflower it blooms in June through July and may continue blooming until mid autumn with deadheading.\u00a0 They are best in mass, planted in a drier section of your perennial beds but they can also make nice specimens and work well dotted in and amongst grasses such as Bouteloua gracilis \u201cblue grama\u201d or Schizachyrium scoparium \u201clittle bluestem\u201d.\u00a0 Ech. pallida and angustifolia often require a year to get settled and may not bloom the first year you plant them.\u00a0 Best chance to get a first year bloom is plant them as early as possible in spring or do a fall planting. \u00a0One selection of this species called “hula dancer” is available from High Country Gardens.<\/a><\/p>\n

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  Height: 2-3 feet Spread: 1-1 \u00bd feet Type: Perennial Origin: Eastern United States including most of eastern Oklahoma Exposure: Full sun to part Shade Water: Dry to moderate Edible: As a tincture can be added to beverages etc. Medicinal: Absolutely. It has been used for centuries by Native Americans to treat anything from insect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[110,111,33],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-favorite-plants","tag-echinacea-pallida","tag-hula-dancer-echinacea-pallida","tag-oklahoma-flowers","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":533,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecogardenok.com\/ecolandscaping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}