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Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower - Sow True Seed
Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower - Sow True Seed
Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower - Sow True Seed
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Echinacea Seeds - Purple Coneflower

$3.25

Echinacea purpurea

Striking three inch rose-purple flowers grow on plants that reach two to three feet tall and flower in abundance. Echinacea has medicinal uses as well and is great for making tea. Southeast native. 

Direct seed in early spring or transplant into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. Echinacea benefits from cold stratification. It will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, echinacea will need at least an inch of water per week. Typically grown for flowers. Perennial.

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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.