Oak Summit Nursery
Echinacea Seeds (Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower) - Perennial Flower - Medicinal Plant - Zone 3 - 40+ Seeds
Echinacea Seeds (Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower) - Perennial Flower - Medicinal Plant - Zone 3 - 40+ Seeds
This species of Echinacea is similar to Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Cone Flower) with shorter broader leaves, and blooms about a month later.
A well known medicinal herb, Echinacea is a cold hardy perennial plant that usually grows with single purple flower
The flowers and roots are commonly used to make tea
Native to parts of eastern North America, grows wild in Ontario and the eastern US.
Grows up to 47" / 120cm tall.
Blooms through summer into fall.
Flowers are usually but not always purple.
Flowers are 3-6" / 7-15cm.
Germinates best with fluctuating daily temperatures.
Package Contains: 40+ Seeds
Hardiness Zone: 3
Stratification: None required
Growing: Direct sow in fall or early spring 1/8” deep, mulch.