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Echinacea tennesseensis |
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| Common name |
Tennessee coneflower |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
purple (summer) |
| Size |
2' tall, 18" wide |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
all soils. drough-tolerant |
From seed  |
10-12 weeks cold, to warm for germination
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late October |
Tennessee coneflower is endangered in its native habitat. Bee and butterfly flower. Flower shape is different from common purple coneflower: the rays go straight out (or even curl up) instead of down, and are narrower and typically paler. The whole plant is smaller. We like it a lot, and keep starting new plants from seed to replace the plants, which only last a few years each.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back yard island, orchard nursery area, sale plot Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Some helpful links to other websites
- Seed from '00 trade. 35F (6w), 65F (47%G, starting 3d). Additional cold cycle didn't increase germination
- Seed from '01 garden. 35F (7w), 65F (15%G, 7d), 35F (10w), 70F (55%G, 7d)
- Seed from '02 garden. 35F (11w), 65F (80%G, 8d)
- Seed from '02 garden. 35F (10w), 65F (50%G, 3-9d)
- Seed from '05 garden. Baggy 35F (12w) - 70F (50%G, 3-9d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (13w) - 70F (75%G, 2-11d)
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 35F (13w) - 70F (90%G, 3-9d)
Appears to benefit from a long cold stratification period. Seedlings are finnicky - typically, not all survive.
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March 07, 2008
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