now that you know something about purple coneflowers
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PurpleConeflowerPurpleconeflowersarebeautifulnativeplantsthatarepopularinprairierestorationplantingsandhomegardens.Theyareperennials,meaningthattheyliveformorethantwoyearsandspreadbybothrhizomes(undergroundstalks)orseeds.ThenamecomesfromtheGreekwordechinos,whichmeanshedgehog,areferencetothespinycentralseedcone.Purpleconeflowersattractalargenumberofnativebees.Theyhavealonghistoryofbeingusedformedicinalpurposes.
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