While purple coneflower might not eliminate cold symptoms, studies have shown that echinacea can help you feel better faster especially when taken as soon as you start feeling sick. The roots of purple coneflower contain high concentrations of volatile oils while the above-ground plant parts contain polysaccharides which stimulate the immune system.
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, echinacea contains several chemicals that play a role in its therapeutic effects. Many people claim that echinacea is the closest thing to a cure for the common cold there is. Long before purple coneflower was used in ornamental gardens, Native Americans used it medicinally to treat everything from malaria, blood poisoning, fever, infections and external wounds. In wildflower gardens it’s easily adaptable to most places in the United States. As a native perennial it can be found in its natural habitat from northeast Texas up into Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Virginia and south into Florida. When combined with the Latin suffix “acea”, the literal translation of Echinacea purpurea is “purple hedgehog-like”. “Echin” is Latin for spiny or prickly, and the word “ekhinos” is Greek for sea urchin or hedgehog. In fact it’s the prickly spikes of its conical seedhead that give this wildflower its scientific name. The soft, elegant lines of the rays provide a stunning contrast to its hard, spikey cone. Purple coneflower has always been a favorite of mine. In addition to its popularity in the garden, purple coneflower has healing properties that are still used around the world. Its highly recognizable central cone and long purple rays put on a showy display that’s especially magnificent in mass groupings.
One of the most popular wildflowers planted in gardens throughout the United States, purple coneflower is a textbook-perfect specimen of the asteraceae family. When I think about classic wildflowers, perhaps no other species comes as close to this description as the purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ). What defines something as classic? Dictionaries often use phrases like “something of lasting worth”, “timeless quality” or “a perfect example of a particular style” when describing a classic.
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