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Coneflowers provide summer color year after year

One of the newer Echinacea varieties performing well in Louisiana landscape is Sombrero Adobe Orange. (Photo by Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter)

By Allen Owings
LSU AgCenter horticulturist
HAMMOND – One of the most popular non-woody perennials in Louisiana is the purple coneflower.
The scientific name of this plant is Echinacea purpurea. It is native to an area from the Midwest into the southeastern United States.

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