![]() Cut back stems as the blooms fade, this encourages more flower production. Amend the soil with compost before transplanting. The classic Purple Coneflower is probably the most popular native wildflower out there, and no native prairie planting or garden is complete without it. Uses: Flower beds, cottage and wildflower gardens, cut flowers, attracts pollinators and birdsĬare: Water seedlings regularly until established. With regular dead heading, purple cone flower will continue to bloom throughout the summer. Transplant after the last frost, 18-24" apart.Īpproximate days to flower from seed: Blooms in the first season when started early indoors, mid to late summer thereafter. There are a few different options for planting beautiful purple coneflowers in your backyard or flower bed. Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75✯. Give them plenty of room as they will spread to create a very striking plant. ![]() Some varieties of the purple coneflower include the PowWow. It will flower in its first summer although it can take two to three years to reach full height. Plants are quite tall, 40-45", and produce an abundance of bluish-purple flowers, 4" across, from July to September. Echinacea pallida is the pale coneflower that is a pale purple-pink color with droopy flowers. You can plant it after the last frost in spring. Follow your normal soil-building strategies and you won’t have to add any supplemental nutrition for the plants. ![]() Plant them with some well-rotted compost, and then add compost again in the spring. This hardy perennial makes a spectacular display when established. Purple Coneflower Coneflower Care Fertilization Coneflowers don’t need any special fertilizers throughout the year.
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