Echinacea tennesseensis | Tennessee coneflower

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Grown from seed in living soil without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or carbon fuels.

ships spring 2026

Tennessee purple coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) is a rare perennial that looks like a cross between a daisy and a coneflower. It has traditional pink-purple coneflower coloring, but the flowers are full and flat like those of a daisy. Foliage is narrow and can be hard to tell apart from E. pallida.

Like all coneflowers, this one is easy to grow in rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun. It must be grown in significant isolation (miles away!) from other coneflowers or it will not come true from seed. It should also not be planted with other coneflower varieties as it is less robust and will not be able to hold its own. Still, this is a plant worth growing.

Happily, this plant is a conservation success story! It was added to the Federal List of Threatended and Endangered Plants in 1976. It was delisted in 2011 due to recovery. Here is the latest as of 2023:

Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) occurs in the southeastern United States. It is endemic to the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, occurring in limestone cedar glades and barrens only in eastern Davidson, northwestern Rutherford, and southwestern Wilson counties, Tennessee. It has been successfully reintroduced in its native habitat and most populations seem stable and possibly increasing, it occurs on ten Tennessee Designated State Natural Areas. The level of threat to Tennessee Coneflower has been reduced, through protection and ongoing management of populations. READ MORE.

Zone: 5 to 6
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 18 to 24 in.
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Conditions: average, medium, well-drained
Bloom Time: June to August
Native Range: Tennessee

H9-d

4" pot

Special Characteristics

Deer-resistant
Drought resistant
Clay tolerant
Pollinator favorite

image credits

Yoko Nekonomania , CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Funke, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Remontant1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ordering information

Preorders

You may place your order anytime to reserve plants for spring 2026 shipping. If you place multiple orders, we will combine plants into one box (or as many as needed) and any extra shipping charges will be refunded.

We will resume shipping plants as soon as plants are ready and temperatures are appropriate in our location and yours.

We will check in with you a week before shipping to make sure you receive your plants at a time that is convenient for you.

Shipping

Live plants ship in spring and fall only. Plants may ship dormant, depending on variety and season. Shipping costs are most reasonable when bundling like size plants.

4-inch: 1-6 plants ship for $15.00 / 7-13 plants ship for $18.00 / 14-30 plants ship for $40.00
1-gal: 1-2 plants ship for $18.00 / 3-4 plants ship for $25.00 / 5-6 plants ship for $40.00
trees & shrubs: $27.00-$40.00 each, height dependent
seeds: $6.75 or free with orders over $15.00

We regret that we cannot ship internationally or to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.

Nursery pick up

We will email you to schedule a day and time to collect your plants when they are ready in spring. Generally, plants can be collected from the nursery Monday through Sunday from 10am-4pm in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Plant Sizes

We most commonly use the following pot sizes for perennials:

4-inch pot: 3.5" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
2-quart pot: 6" H x 5.25" W x 5.25" D
1-gallon pot: 6.87" H x 8" Dia (this is a true one gallon pot, not the smaller 'trade' one gallon pot used by many nurseries)

Check out our illustrated pot size guide here.

Representative trees & shrubs are photographed in their pots and posted on each plant page.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at The Old Dairy. We grow all of our plants outdoors without the use of chemicals, fertilizers, carbon fuels, or peat.

Many of our perennials are grown in the ground and dug upon order (this is especially true for larger sizes). This practice allows us to grow stronger, healthier plants using native soil, and ultimately reduces our impact on the environment.

Our open-pollinated seeds are collected from plants in our mother beds, which have never been treated with chemicals or sprays of any kind.

Read all about our sustainable practices here.