Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower

Minimum Seeds per Packet: 100

Packet Weight: 0.5g

Planting Season: After Last Frost

Sowing Method: Transplant or Direct Seed 

Seed Depth: 1/4”

Direct Seed Spacing: 4-6"

Soil Temperature: 70℉

Days to Sprout: 10-21

Mature Spacing: 12-18"

Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Frost Tolerance: Frost Sensitive

Days to Harvest: 2-3 Years

Production Cycle: Perennial

When to Seed Echinacea

Echinacea should be direct seeded outdoors in fall, or stratified indoors and sown in trays for transplanting after all danger of frost has passed. 

Where to Plant Echinacea

This plant will appreciate a spot with full sun. Loose, well-draining soil is ideal but this plant will tolerate an extremely wide range of growing conditions. This perennial bloom will flower in the second year and come back year after year. It will readily spread and reseed, so keep this in mind when choosing a location! Plants reach two to three feet tall. 

Growing Echinacea

Sow seeds ¼ inch deep and two to four inches apart. Once germinated, thin your seedlings to 12 to 18 inches. Once established, this plant is quite drought tolerant. 

Harvesting Echinacea

Echinacea can be harvested for cut flowers or left to mature in the garden to benefit the many pollinators and bird species that are attracted to it.

Seed Saving

Purple Coneflower is a hardy perennial whose seed matures in late summer/fall. Seed is ready to harvest when dry and brown. Store seeds in a cool, dry place. Seeds are viable for 5-7 years.