Purple Coneflower - Prairie Native
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - One of the very best for attracting butterflies and birds, this showy and easy-to-grow plant adds a flashy touch to the late summer landscape. Blooms heavily from July through September. Will tolerate clay soils. Plants reach 3-4' tall. Perennial. Hardy to zone 4.
Characteristics:
Perennial and hardy to zone 4
One of the very best for attracting butterflies and birds
Plants grow to 3-4 feet tall
Heavy yields of purple-magenta flowers from July through September
Tolerates clay soils
250 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors just before last frost. Can also be started indoors and set out as small plants. Seeds can be soaked in warm water for 24 hours before planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained rich soil. Purple Coneflower does not like to be transplanted as it develops a taproot that allows it to be very drought tolerant.
Start Indoors - 8-10 weeks before the last frost.
Sow 1/2" deep
Germination 10-20days
Thin 18-24" apart
Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute seed vendors from time to time because of availability
Purple Coneflower, Echinacea, Organic
$3.75
$4.00
Living Seed Company - For those that are looking for organic see for Purple Coneflower, or Echinacea, this is the listing for you. We also offer it under a out native wildflowers in packet form that has more seeds.
Characteristics:
Organic
Perennial and hardy to zone 4
One of the very best for attracting butterflies and birds
Plants grow to 3-4 feet tall
Heavy yields of purple-magenta flowers from July through September
Tolerates clay soils
25 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors just before last frost. Can also be started indoors and set out as small plants. Seeds can be soaked in warm water for 24 hours before planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained rich soil. Purple Coneflower does not like to be transplanted as it develops a taproot that allows it to be very drought tolerant.
Start Indoors - 8-10 weeks before the last frost.
Sow 1/2" deep
Germination 10-20days
Thin 18-24" apart
Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute seed vendors from time to time because of availability