Purple Coneflower Seeds

1/4 Pound

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$11.95

1 Pound

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$39.95

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Quick Overview

Famous Echinacea was a beautiful wildflower before it was a drug store craze! Great summer color. Perennial.

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Details

SKU	ECHG
Common Name	Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name	Echinacea purpurea
Plant Type/Life Cycle	Perennial
Seeds Per Pound	154,221
Bloom Time	Summer
Primary Flower Color	Purple
Light Requirements	Full Sun, Mostly Sunny, Half Sun / Half Shade
Estimated Mature Height	24-36 inches tall
Soil Moisture	Dry, Average, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
Coverage	1 pound cover approximately 4840 square feet
Native To	North America
Native to	North American plains
Ships As	Seed
Ideal Growing Region	Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific NorthWest
Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Suggested Uses	Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Easy to Grow
Is It Storable?	Yes - You can store your seed in any cool (not freezing) dry place that is not subject to extreme temperature variations.

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Description

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.)

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American Meadows Purple Coneflower Seeds - 1/4 LB

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3/28/2010

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5.0

Purple everywhere

By Red Hills Gardener

from Barrow County, GA

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Attractive
Hardy
Healthy
Versatile

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Best Uses

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Comments about American Meadows Purple Coneflower Seeds - 1/4 LB:

I planted several pounds of Purple Coneflower in an area that was loamy clay soil subject to harsh conditions during the winter and summer near a bluff area that extended from my back yard down to a river. This area has its own little micro climate and these plants perform unbelivabley in this environment. After three years the area (about 1.5 acres) is now covered in purple coneflowers. Not only is it gorgous to to look at but it attracts bees & benficial insects in the summer and numerous migratory birds come through headed south (such as golden finches) also feed off seed heads year after year.

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