Enhance your garden with Echinacea Purpurea Coneflower Seeds, a versatile perennial known for its medicinal properties and pollinator-friendly blooms. This heirloom variety produces vibrant purple flowers with prominent central cones, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Perfect for borders, cottage gardens, and container planting, Echinacea is both ornamental and functional, providing long-lasting blooms throughout the growing season.
Features:
Produces vibrant purple blooms with prominent central cones
Heirloom and non-GMO seeds for reliable growth
Pollinator-friendly, attracting bees and butterflies
Ideal for medicinal herb gardens, borders, and containers
Low-maintenance perennial with long-lasting flowers
Specifications:
Botanical Name:Echinacea purpurea
Type: Perennial flower
Germination Time: 1421 days
Planting Depth: inch (0.6 cm)
Light Requirement: Full sun (68 hours daily)
Soil Type: Well-draining, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
Watering: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between watering
Temperature: Optimal growth at 1525C (5977F)
Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 39
Plant Height: 2436 inches (6090 cm)
Bloom Season: Summer to early fall
Best Planting Season: Spring after last frost
Maintenance: Thin seedlings for proper spacing; deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous bloom; minimal care required
Planting Guide:
Sow seeds indoors 68 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors in well-prepared soil.
Cover lightly with soil and keep evenly moist until germination.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost risk has passed, spacing 1218 inches apart.
Water moderately and allow soil to dry slightly between watering.
Harvest flowers for ornamental use or allow to self-seed for natural propagation.
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