Echinacea, the coneflower is a North
American native from the central and eastern dry prairies.
They are easy to grow flowers that prefer
full sun, though will tolerate some shade, flowering is from mid summer
to early fall.
The large flowers up to 6 inches across
are born on erect stems from 3 to 5 feet high, so it's not a shy
retiring plant for a discrete position! Cut back the spent stems as
blooms fade to keep them coming through the summer.
Readily propagated from seed and also
from division of mature pants in spring or fall or from root cuttings of
short sections inserted into potting medium in late fall to early winter
- don't disturb again until growth is seen the following spring.
