FREE: 20 Purple Coneflower Seeds

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Purple Coneflower or Echinacea purpurea is one of the most a popular perennial in the garden. With stems that can reach as high as 5 feet and beautiful, long-lasting purple flowers that are visible form afar, it is easy to see why every gardener should want them in their garden or meadow.

In addition to being beautiful the flowers can also be used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system.
Showy, easy to grow and good for you, what is there not to like?

Purple coneflower plants grow best in poor or lean soil. Rich or heavily amended soil may result in lush foliage and poor flowering.

When planting purple coneflower, locate them in a full sun area. Full sun is defined as at least six hours of sun each day. In more southern areas, morning sun may facilitate the best performance, with late afternoon shade protecting the plants from burning.

Purple coneflower plants may be started from seed or root division:

Seeds - If you wish to collect seeds for next year’s crop of purple coneflower plants, do so before the birds have eaten all the seeds. Place a brown paper bag over the seed head, turn right side up and let seeds drop into the bag. Professional growers believe stratification (chilling) of the seeds for a few weeks, after they are planted in moist soil, produces a more abundant bloom when growing purple coneflowers. Those in areas where temperatures remain warm year long may want to try this technique. Alternately, planting purple coneflower seeds in autumn, in areas with cold winters, allows the seeds to chill naturally.