These low-maintenance plants don’t need pruning throughout the year, but you can prune them to increase blooms and extend bloom time.Įchinacea is already quite a long-blooming plant starting in midsummer and going all the way into the mid-fall in my Zone 7 garden. This taproot also means that they aren’t a good perennial to divide.Īllow the plants to clump and if you want to plant more start them from seed, cuttings, or grab a new transplant. PropagationĮchinacea grows a long taproot which helps them suck up water from deep down in the soil and give them that hardiness. Plant them with some well-rotted compost, and then add compost again in the spring.įollow your normal soil-building strategies and you won’t have to add any supplemental nutrition for the plants. Purple Coneflower Coneflower Care FertilizationĬoneflowers don’t need any special fertilizers throughout the year. Once established, they won’t need any supplemental watering unless you are in periods of extreme drought. Water them well to establish new plants in the garden and encourage deep roots. WateringĮchinacea is also very easygoing when it comes to watering. They still bloom in the shade but are less floriferous and can tend to flop over. I have a lot of shade in my garden, and I try to pop in as many coneflowers as I can anyway. However, the plants will tolerate partial sun as well and still produce plenty of flowers.
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Echinacea loves bright light and thrives in full sun. Pick a location with the brightest light that you have. They look stunning when planted in mass! Light Seeds should be sown shallowly at approximately 3m (1/8”) deep. You can also direct sow them in early spring or early fall. You can begin sowing Echinacea seeds indoors for 8-10 weeks before transferring them outside. They’re hardy all the way to zone 3, making them a bright and manageable perennial. I love coneflowers not just for their beauty but for how easy they are to grow. Here are a few things you can do to get them started off right. Coneflowers are very low maintenance once they are established.
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