Echinacea – Purple Coneflower Seeds – 500.mg
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Brand | Unbranded |
| Season Of Interest | Fall |
| Type | flower Seeds |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Indoor/Outdoor | Outdoor |
| Sunlight | Full Sun |
| Features | Flowering |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
| Common Name | Echinacea |
2nd year. Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea grows as a warm-season perennial and flowering herb native to Eastern North America. These wildflowers are popular, as fuschia-colored petals bloom on slender green stems reaching 4" tall! Echinacea has been used as medicine for centuries to help aid colds, cases of flu, and even treat skin irritations. As the root of Purple Echinacea can be harvested the following year, the leaves and sweet daisy-like flowers can be picked during its first season if planted early. How to Grow Purple Coneflower from SeedEasily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. An adaptable plant that is tolerant of drought, heat, humidity, and poor soil. Plants usually re-bloom without deadheading, however, immediate removal of spent flowers improves general appearance.Sow the seed at about 1/4" in the early to mid-spring. Keep moist. Once the plants are up, thin to 1 foot spacing after the second set of leaves has formed. Purple Coneflower likes full sun, plenty of water, rich, well-drained, and limey soil.Freely self-seeds if at least some of the seed heads are left in place. Makes a good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter and, if flower heads are not removed, are often visited by goldfinches. Echinacea is derived from the Greek word "echinos" meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone.