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Purple Coneflower Seeds (Echinacea purpurea)

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$11.95 ea.

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With a flower that looks a lot like a large, pink black-eyed susan, purple coneflower has always been a star in plains plantings. It is tough, great for cutting, and one of our most beautiful native wildflowers. Once plants with their dark green, deeply-veined leaves are established, it can be the most important color-maker in a mature meadow in mid-season. But today, it has even further importance. Under its botanical genus name, Echinacea, it has gained worldwide popularity as the No. 1 herbal medicinal. Long a favorite of Native Americans in treating snakebite, echinacea today is used in tablet and other forms to ward off colds and flus, and even to support the immune system. Millions of Americans now take pills or potions containing echinacea daily. (Medicine is made from all parts of the plant, but most important are the thick black rootstocks, which are ground up for processing.)
Photo courtesy of Dave's Garden
No. of seeds per lb: 154,221

Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea

Common Name: Coneflower, Purple

Type: Perennial. Returns each spring from same roots, forming expanding clump. Blooms second spring from seed.

Color: Light pink to cerise

Height: Up to 3 ft.

Bloom Time: Mid and late season

Flower: Daisy-like

Sun/Shade: Needs full sun.

Soil Preferences: Adaptable

Moisture Requirements: Average to Dry

Where To Grow It: Native to plains regions, but can be grown in all regions.

Zones: 3-9

Indigenous To: North American plains


	Purple Coneflower Seeds (Echinacea purpurea)

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