Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Echinacea purpurea
Stunning purple pink flowers with wide, horizontal petals and large cone shaped copper coloured centres, flowering in summer until autumn on one meter tall stems with dark green leaves. For rich soil and full sun. Does not like to be moved. 50 seeds/No.1/
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays or sow direct into garden position. Keep seed moist and warm (~20˚C). Grows well in rich well drained soil with full sun. Can be propagated by dividing clumps every 4 years.
Height
1 m
Spacing/Spread
0.5 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st