Difference between revisions of "Echinacea tennesseensis"
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| − | + | '''''Echinacea tennesseensis''''' ('''Tennessee coneflower''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Asteraceae]], [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[cedar glades]] of the central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. It is also known as the Tennessee purple coneflower. It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 75 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are hairy, lanceolate, and arranged in a basal whorl with only a few small leaves on the flower stems. The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[inflorescence|capitulum]] (flowerhead) up to 8 cm broad, with a ring of purple ray [[flowers|florets]] surrounding the brown disc florets. | |
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| − | Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification. Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater in light than dark. | ||
===Pests and diseases=== | ===Pests and diseases=== | ||
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==Species== | ==Species== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 24 October 2009
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 75 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 75. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Populations are distributed among three counties in Tennessee, USA |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate, dry |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, bees, cut flowers, butterflys, drought tolerant |
| USDA Zones: | 3 to 8 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | purple |
Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the cedar glades of the central portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is also known as the Tennessee purple coneflower. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 75 cm tall. The leaves are hairy, lanceolate, and arranged in a basal whorl with only a few small leaves on the flower stems. The flowers are produced in a capitulum (flowerhead) up to 8 cm broad, with a ring of purple ray florets surrounding the brown disc florets.
Cultivation
Propagation
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification. Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater in light than dark.
Pests and diseases
Japanese Beetles, Thrips
Species
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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