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Echinacea purpurea |
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| Common name |
purple coneflower |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
purple |
| Size |
3-4 ft |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
not fussy, drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
Self-seeds in our garden. For starting indoors, give two months cold, then germinate at room temperature.
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late October |
Native prairie plant. Cone-shaped flowers fade to black seed heads which persist into fall - birds love them!
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| | Two first-year plants, flowering out of sync with their older brethren, in late October |
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| | Young specimen with a lighter shade, and the ray petals going out straight. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: driveway bed, front perennial border, back yard island, back yard, side garden, rock garden annex, orchard nursery area Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
- Seed for 'Doppleganger' from '05 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (60%G, 7-11d)
- Seed for 'Doppleganger' from '05 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (90%G, 3d)
Seed for 'Sunset' from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (100%G, 4d)
Seed for 'Vintage Wine' from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (100%G, 4-7d)
Seed for 'Kim's Mophead' from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (80%G, 4d)
- Seed for 'Double Decker' from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (94%G, 3-8d)
Seed fro 'Vintage Wine' from '06 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (54%G, 3-7d)
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February 21, 2008
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