Echinacea purpurea (Eastern Purple Coneflower) | 200 to 5,000 Seeds | £3.99 - £49.99

Fresh Seeds of Echinacea purpurea (Eastern Purple Coneflower) with full instructions for germination.

A beautiful flowering perennial, native to North America, making a wonderful addition to any flower border, cottage-style garden, wildflower meadow or prairie-style garden.

Delightful, cone-shaped, summer flower-heads, made of striking, light-purple ray florets and beautifully-contrasting red-orange central disks, are held on long, upright stalks above attractive deep-green, lance-shaped foliage.

The ornamental flowers are a magnet for butterflies and other vital pollinators!

It is widely used in modern-day Western herbal medicine, with a great range of powerful remedies for the human body — and Echinacea were even considered to be the most frequently used plant species by North American Indian tribes over 10,000 - 20,000 years ago.

Please note: full germination instructions are printed on each pack.

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Genus: Echinacea

Species: purpurea

Synonyms:

Brauneria purpurea
Echinacea intermedia
Helichroa alba 
Helichroa amoena 
Helichroa crocea 
Helichroa elatior 
Helichroa fusca 
Helichroa fuscata 
Helichroa linnaeana 
Helichroa purpurea 
Helichroa uniflora 
Lepachys purpurea 
Rudbeckia aspera 
Rudbeckia hispida 
Rudbeckia purpurea
Rudbeckia serotina

English names: 

Black Samson
Eastern Purple Coneflower
Hedgehog Coneflower
Purple Coneflower
Purple Daisy

Plant type: Perennial 

Eventual height: 3-4 ft

Flowering time: June to September

Hardiness: -15ºC

Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade (prefers full sun)

Soil: Prefers a well-drained, humus-rich soil

Propagation methods: From seeds and root divisions

Echinacea purpurea 🌱 Soak seeds in warm water for 24 hours. Sow 5mm deep within propagation compost. Keep compost evenly moist at all times at 20-25°C (68-77°F). A heated propagator is ideal. Non-heated propagators can be placed within direct sunlight in a warm room to trap in heat and humidity. Approx. germination time: from 45-60 days onwards.

Caution: Not for consumption. Choking hazard. Keep away from children & pets. Handle with care.

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