While not a fatal issue, it may cause unsightly foliage issues and is incurable remove diseased plants promptly to avoid spreading. Watering Details: Water regularly the first season while establishing, then only during especially dry, hot spells.įertilizer: Provide with about 2" of compost annually in early spring-too much fertilizer will cause the plants to become leggy.ĭiseases & Pests: Echinacea is rarely troubled by pests or diseases, though it may be susceptible to aster yellows. Purple coneflower can be grown from seed, nursery stock, or by root cutting and plant divisions. Protect with gravel mulch or evergreen boughs their first winter to increase overwintering success. Butterfly magnets, we often see pairs of fritillaries on the same blossom, sharing it with a bumblebee! They offer up seeds for goldfinches later in the season, so as summer progresses, stop deadheading to develop an abundance of ripe seeds. Native to the East, this relative of Rudbeckia is long-blooming in summer, heat tolerant, and perfect in meadow gardens and borders, adding a distinctively upright structure. Placement & CultivationConeflowers' many sturdy flower stalks bristle with glowing orange anthers on raised domes surrounded by colorful long ray petals. Starting Outdoors: Direct sow in earliest spring or late summer to fall. An initial moist stratification period with temperatures of 40☏ for 3-4 weeks may increase germination rates, but is not essential.
Starting Indoors: Sow in late winter and keep at 60-65☏. Because purple coneflower is native to grass prairies, it prefers well-drained soil and tolerates drought well. All parts of the plant are purported to have immune-boosting effects.
#WHEN TO PLANT PURPLE CONEFLOWER HOW TO#
HOW TO GROW Echinacea purpurea Sowing Instructions Depth: 1/8" Purple coneflower has long been sought after for its cold-fighting properties, especially in teas.
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