Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower

$3.25

Echinacea purpurea

Striking 3" rose-purple flowers with an attractive center that adds interest to dried arrangements. Also used in teas to support a healthy immune system. Stratify seeds in a moist, sterile medium in your refrigerator before starting inside, or plant outdoors after frost. Plants grow 2-3' high. Summer blooming. Full to partial sun. Perennial.

  • Planting Information
  • Growing Information
  • Seed Saving Information

 

Average Seed / ozSeed / 100' RowAverage Yield / 100' RowDays to Harvest
6900n/an/a2-3 years
Planting SeasonIdeal Soil TempSunFrost Tolerance
After Last Frost70°FFull/PartFrost Sensitive
Sowing MethodSeed DepthDirect Seed Spacing

Min. Seeds 

Per Packet

Transplant or Direct Seed1/4"4-6"100
Mature SpacingDays to SproutProduction CycleSeed Viability
12-18"10-21Perennial5-7 years

Bed Preparation

 

Purple coneflower prefers rich, well-drained soil, but will tolerate low nutrient soils as well. Choose a site with full sun to partial shade.

 

Planting

 

Seeds need a period of cold, moist conditions for optimal germination. Direct sow outdoors in fall or stratify seed in a refrigerator for 8-12 weeks before sowing. Sow seeds ¼" deep and 4-6" apart. Seeds will sprout in 10-21 days. Thin seedlings so that mature plants are 12" apart.

Keep adequately moist for first year until plants become well established. Somewhat drought tolerant once established.

 

Harvest

 

Delay harvest until second or third year. Harvest roots in spring or fall and above ground parts during the growing season.

 

Storage

 

Dry and store plants in a cool dark place.

 

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.