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Echinacea Purpurea Seeds
Echinacea Purpurea, also known as Eastern Purple Coneflower or Purple Coneflower, is a great fresh cut or dried flower. This Coneflower is easily recognized by its large, daisy-like purple cone shaped flowers and coppery-orange central cones.
Echinacea Purpurea has been used for hundreds of years for its antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. Echinacea purpurea contains iron, iodine, copper, potassium, sulphur, Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin C. It is best known for its ability to kick-start the immune system by stimulating the production of white blood cells.
Echinacea purpurea offers the body an overall feeling of well being and, for this reason, studies of Echinacea continue today.
These are some of the easiest flowers to grow, making them a popular addition to home vegetable, flower and herb gardens. Echinacea will grow in average, medium or well-drained soil. They do best in full sun but can also thrive in part shade.
Echinacea Purpurea Have a long summer bloom period with their best flower display being in late June to late July- and sporadic continued blooms into the Autumn months.
Also available:
Dried Echinacea Purpurea Root
Dried Echinacea Angustifolia Root
Echinacea Pallida Seeds
Echinacea Paradoxa Seeds
Echinacea White Swan Seeds
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Additional Seed Details
- Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)
- Genus:Echinacea (ek-in-AY-shee-a)
- Species: purpurea (pur-PUR-ee-uh)
- AKA: Eastern Purple Coneflower
- Category:Flower, Perennial
- Height:24-36 in (60-90 cm), 36-48 in (90-120 cm), 4-6 ft (1.2- 1.8 m)
- Spacing: 24-36 in (60-90 cm), 36-48 in (90-120 cm)
- Germination Time: 2-3 weeks. A period of cold, moist conditioning (stratification) will improve germination rate on most species. Natural outdoor stratification is much more successful than artificial (refrigerated) stratification.
- Days to Maturity: days
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade
- Bloom Color:Pink, Magenta, Violet/Lavender, Purple, White/Near White
- Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer/Early Fall, Mid Fall
- Foliage:Herbaceous
- Soil Requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic), 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral), 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alakaline)
- Propagation Methods: From seed, direct sow outdoors in spring or early fall. Barely cover the seed and tamp in. Keep weeded and thin to between 6 inches to 1 foot apart
- Other Details: Average water needs, water regularly, do not over-water. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Resistant to deer. Self -sows freely, deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season.
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