{"product_id":"echinacea-tennesseensis","title":"Echinacea tennesseensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTennessee Coneflower\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEchinacea tennesseensis\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAster Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTennessee Coneflower is an endemic wildflower native to only a small region of Middle Tennessee. Its pastel pink  petals surround a distinctive, spiny central cone that develops shades of green and copper. The flowers bloom during the heat of summer and attract a wide variety of bees and butterflies. As the seed heads mature, they provide food for American Goldfinches and other seed-eating birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis species develops a long taproot that allows it to tolerate drought, heat, and nutrient-poor soils once established. Tennessee Coneflower differs from the more familiar Purple Coneflower (\u003ci\u003eEchinacea purpurea\u003c\/i\u003e) in its compact stature, typically reaching only 1–2 feet tall, and its narrower, densely hairy leaves. Once listed as federally endangered, it was removed from the endangered species list but it remains one of the state's rarer native wildflowers. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: inherit;\"\u003eTennessee Coneflower readily cross-pollinates with other \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: inherit; border-color: rgb(255,255,255);\"\u003eEchinacea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: inherit;\"\u003e species. Plants grown near other coneflowers may produce hybrid seed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlooms:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Pink, 6-8 weeks, July-September\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeaves: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDark green, hairy, 4\" long, narrow, lance-shaped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1-2’  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpace:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1-2’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Average-Moist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Full Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFauna:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e High pollinator value, host plant for Wavy-lined Emerald Moth, seeds for birds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDark, prickly seed head, filled tightly with numerous nutlets, most of which are not viable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeer Resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZone:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNative Status: \u003c\/b\u003eEndemic to Tennessee\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unknown, seed grown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublic Domain Photos by Courtney Alley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tennessee Coneflower","offers":[{"title":"5\" deep","offer_id":47790642495666,"sku":null,"price":10.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/8968\/1586\/files\/EtennCC0CourtneyAlley_30ab833c-ce71-4612-8e57-2ce9510e7d19.jpg?v=1785713188","url":"https:\/\/flowerofcarolina.com\/products\/echinacea-tennesseensis","provider":"Flower of Carolina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}