50 Organic Echinacea Purpurea Seeds

Name: Echinacea Purpurea: Purple Coneflower

Latin Name: Echinacea Purpurea

Plant Type: Perennial

Plant Height: 90-110 cm

Description: Purple Coneflower is a medicinal plant. It has large purple-red petals surrounding a central cone make, which makes it a really a pretty flower. It is also suitable for use as a cut flower.

Germination Rate: 89%

Seed Origin: Netherlands

Sowing: March to May. August to October.

Flowering: July to September

How To Grow Purple Coneflowers From Seed: Echinacea can be planted directly outdoors in your desired location in Autumn/Winter. This allows the seeds to be exposed to the cold of winter which is thought to help them germinate better the next spring.

Alternatively, seeds can be started indoors in Spring/Summer. To improve the germination of your seeds, mimic the cold the seeds would naturally receive outside over Winter. Do this by mixing your seeds with some damp growing medium, put the mix in a plastic bag and put it in the fridge. Leave it there for 4 to 8 weeks. Then plant the seeds in pots or directly outside and cover with 1.5cm of soil.