Coneflower: you may not know it has these other names
Coneflower is named because its flower head resembles a pine cone. Its shape is somewhat similar to ordinary chrysanthemums, but its flowers are relatively large, brightly colored, and beautiful in appearance, giving it high ornamental value. Below is an introduction.
Coneflower's family and genus
Coneflower is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Echinacea in the Asteraceae family.
Coneflower's aliases
Coneflower is also called purple coneflower, Echinacea, and eastern purple coneflower.
Coneflower's origin
It is mainly distributed in North America and is widely cultivated around the world.
In China, it is mainly distributed in Shanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang (Shanshan), and other places.
Coneflower grows in terrains such as mountain slopes, hills, plains, farmland, and wasteland. It is also distributed in Central Asia and Siberia of the Soviet Union, Mongolia, and Iran.
Coneflower's morphological characteristics
Coneflower's plant height is 50-150 cm, the whole plant has coarse hairs, and the stem is upright.
The basal leaves are ovate or triangular, and the stem leaves are ovate-lanceolate. The flower head is solitary at the top of the branch. The flowers are relatively large, and the flower crown diameter is between 8-13 cm. The central part protrudes in a spherical shape, and the tubular flowers on the sphere are orange-yellow. The outer part consists of ligulate petals, including red, pink, bicolor, and white, etc.
Coneflower's flowering period is from June to July, and the seeds mature in late October. The outer skin is relatively hard and light brown.
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