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Rub them lightly to remove the seed, and store the Purple Coneflower seed in a cool, dry place. As soon as the seeds easily come loose from the head, cut off the seed heads.

Since songbirds such as goldfinches love to eat Purple Coneflower seeds, they should be harvested as soon as possible to avoid loss. Seed Saving: After flowering, the central cones of the flowers will develop into a spiky seed head. Harvesting: For fresh flowers, cut long stems of flowers that have just opened and place them in water immediately strip the leaves that will fall below the water. This plant attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. After several years of growth, mature plants can be divided in late fall.

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Keep competition to a minimum in the first year of growth, since this plant cannot reach its full potential when crowded by weeds. The area should be well-drained to avoid soggy soil, since this can cause disease.

Unlike most coneflowers, Purple Coneflower does not do well in drought conditions and needs adequate moisture. Growing: Water seedlings until they become established. For spring planting, mix the seed with moist sand and store it in the refrigerator for 90 days before direct sowing keep the soil consistently moist until germination.

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View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.Sowing: Direct sow in late fall, planting the Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) seeds 1/4' deep and lightly compacting the soil.

Pay careful attention to watering in their new outdoor location and be sure to mulch adequately to protect their roots.

They will be ready to transplant into the garden in about 12 weeks or when they are fully rooted in their individual cells. Mix a small amount of liquid seaweed and fish emulsion into the water to fertilizer.

To water, lift the pots to feel if they’re light and bottom water.

Start with an hour of sun and gradually move them into more sun as they grow. After a couple of weeks or so, consider moving them outside in a protected morning sun/afternoon shade location. Mist the leaves of your new transplants with a liquid seaweed and fish emulsion mix right after transplanting and repeat daily two or three times. Plant individual seedlings into a cell of the bedding pack using the germinating mix and place on a sunny windowsill.

Once the seedlings have filled the cells of the bedding packs and their roots have grown to the sides of the soil, they are ready to transplant.

Water when the container feels light by setting it into a shallow pan of water and letting the soil-less mix soak it up (bottom watering). You shouldn’t need to water them until after the seeds have germinated and it’s time to remove the plastic bag. The seeds will begin to germinate in about 7 to 10 days. Put the bedding packs into an inflated plastic bag on a bright window sill. Cover lightly with about an eighth of an inch of the germinating mix and gently firm. Then sow the Echinacea seeds onto the surface of the germinating mix, taking care not to overlap them onto each other.

First, fill the bedding packs with the germinating mix and water thoroughly.

Soggy pots with too much soil-less mix will rot out young seedlings. Plastic quart yogurt containers or milk cartons are too large! A smaller, shallower container is easiest to maintain even moisture. I like to use bedding plant packs as they are not too deep or too wide. Use a soil-less seed germinating mix, not real soil, and sow the seeds into small containers.To plant outdoors, use our Wildflower Seed Planting Guide. The seeds require no pre-treatment (like cold stratification or scarification). Starting Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) from Seed IndoorsĮchinacea are easy-to-germinate and their seedlings are easy-to-grow.

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