Soft rosy pink "daisy-like" petals and an orange-spiked cone center
Seed Count: 0.825 mg (approx. 225 seeds)
Germination: 7-21 days
Maturity Days: 70-84 days
Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Seed Depth: Plant 2-3 seeds ¼" deep
Plant Spacing: 24 inches
Growth Habit: 36-48" tall bushy shrub with an 18-24" widespread of well-branched 4-5" blooms
Soil: Average, well-drained
Light Preference: Full sun
Perennial
Can be sown Indoors or Outdoors:
For earliest spring blooming, begin indoors 6-8 weeks prior. Best to harden off if transplanting outside or to an indoor planter with full sun. Plants are known to easily reseed themselves.
Echinacea Purple coneflower is an adaptable plant known to be tolerant of drought, heat, humidity, and poor soils. Do not overwater echinacea since plants are occasionally susceptible to leaf spots caused by bacteria and fungi in over-saturated soil. Echinacea is lightly susceptible to yellow asters disease. Known to bloom continuously without the need to deadhead. Purple coneflower has no serious pests.
