Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) Seeds
Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) is a hardy perennial with flowers that bloom in midsummer. The flowers have drooping petals surrounding a central cone.
Soak echinacea seeds overnight. Start indoors 8 weeks before the last frost date. Sow 1/8" deep. Full sun to part shade. Spacing 18".
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' is my favorite purple coneflower. The stunning flowers have deep reddish-mauve petals and orange-brown central cones. The petals are held horizontally. It was named Cut Flower of the Year 2006.
Purple Coneflower 'Ruby Star' won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Drought tolerant . Hardy in zones 3-9.
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' has creamy white flowers with a bronze-green central cone. The compact plants fit well in smaller gardens.
Echinacea 'White Swan' attracts butterflies, and the ripening seeds attract birds. The flowers combine well with perennials, annuals and ornamental grasses in the garden. It blooms the first year from seed. Hardy in zones 3-9.
Echinacea purpurea 'Mellow Yellows' blooms in a nice range of yellow shades including cream, lemon and dark yellow. The plants are vigorous and hardy, and they bloom all summer long.
Echinacea 'Mellow Yellows' is a first-year flowering perennial . It was introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 2018. Hardy in zones 4-9.
Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top' has purplish-pink flowers with narrow petals. All of the flowers face toward the direction of the strongest sunlight.
Echinacea 'Rocky Top' is a vigorous grower that adapts well to a wide range of conditions. In my garden, it self sowed to make a large stand. It's a cross between Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea tennesseensis. Hardy in zones 4-9.
Echinacea pallida has narrow, drooping petals surrounding a raised central cone. This tall, graceful perennial looks terrific in the wildflower garden or the middle of the border. The pale mauve flowers combine well with other colors.
Echinacea pallida attracts butterflies and many different beneficial insects. Birds enjoy eating the seeds Deer resistant . Hardy in zones 3-9.