Description: PURPLE CONEFLOWER. American Native Wildflower. Echinacea. Used for centuries by Native Americans for its antibiotic properties. Also used as a herbal remedy to boost the immune system. Carefree, easy to grow perennial. Can be divided starting in year 3. These plants have a long-life span, about 8 - 12 years. Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees love the big purple 3"- 4" flowers. Comes back year after year and blooms all summer into fall. Purple Coneflowers also make great cut flowers. Likes regular medium watering, doesn't like droughts or soggy conditions.300+ Quality seeds per order. Thank You!Some American Native Wildflower seeds need to go through a cold winter to germinate. This plant is one of them. They do this so the seed won’t sprout in fall, only to have the seedling not make it through a cold winter. I have stratified these seeds to simulate a cold winter(stratification) This raises the germination rate considerably. Thanks for looking!!Echinacea purpurea.Perennial.Full sun. Spring, soil temp 70F+.SOW 1/4" deep, 4" apart. Keep moist.Germination in 7 - 14 days.Thin to 12".Height 24" x 12" Wide.Medium water. Light fertilizer.Flowers are lavender. Blooms from early summer through late summer.
Price: 3.25 USD
Location: Wichita, Kansas
End Time: 2024-08-30T01:51:20.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Plant Type: Decorative medicinal herb bedding flowering
Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean
Plant Format: Seeds
Planting Time: perennial
Common Name: Coneflower
Color: Purple
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Growth Habit: Clump-forming Mounding Flowering
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 6 (-10 to 0 °F)
Plant Habit: Clump-forming Mounding Flowering
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Peat, Sand
Brand: Little Seed Store
Soil pH: Neutral
Plant Form: Seed
Season of Interest: Summer / Fall, Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Herb Seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Light
Genus: Echinacea
Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun
Features: medicinal herb, cut flowers, Cold Resistant, Draught Resistant, Edible, Evergreen, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Species: Echinacea purpurea.
