Echinacea Seeds - Pale Purple Coneflower

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Echinacea pallida

This hardy perennial is native to the American Midwest and Southeast. Its large, daisy-like blooms appear in June and July, and are distinguished by their narrow, pale purple petals that droop almost straight downward from their cone-shaped centers. Pale Purple Coneflower (E. pallida) can be difficult to tell apart from its close cousin, Purple Coneflower, (E. purpurea), but pallida blooms 2 to 3 weeks earlier than purpurea and is therefore a wonderful addition to the landscape for pollinators. 0.5 gram packet contains a minimum of 65 seeds.

Pale Purple Coneflower seeds need to be cold stratified for best germination. Direct sow seeds outdoors between late fall and late winter, or cold stratify in a refrigerator for 60 days, start seeds indoors, and plant out after your average last frost in a location with full sun and well-draining soil. Sow shallowly on the surface as light also aids in their germination. Seed-started plants may not bloom until their second or third year. 

SMALL FARM GROWN by Wildbud Natives, Marshall, NC