Purple Coneflower — Echinacea purpurea, bold rosy-purple blooms with spiky orange-brown cones in a cottage garden

Purple Coneflower Seeds — Echinacea purpurea

$4.50
$4.50
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Purple Coneflower — Echinacea purpurea, bold rosy-purple blooms with spiky orange-brown cones in a cottage garden
  • Purple Coneflower — Echinacea purpurea, bold rosy-purple blooms with spiky orange-brown cones in a cottage garden
  • Echinacea purpurea cut flowers, 12 stems in a glass vase on a table in front of a well-lit window with sheer curtains
  • Purple Coneflower — Echinacea purpurea, bold rosy-purple blooms with spiky orange-brown cones in a cottage garden
  • Echinacea purpurea cut flowers, 12 stems in a glass vase on a table in front of a well-lit window with sheer curtains
Purple Coneflower Seeds — Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower Seeds — Echinacea purpurea

$4.50
$4.50

A Bold, Bee-Loved Perennial for the NZ Garden

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a stunning, long-lived perennial that brings bold, daisy-like blooms in rich rosy-purple to the summer border. With prominent, spiky orange-brown cones and swept-back petals, it's as architectural as it is beautiful. A magnet for bees and butterflies, and a superb cut flower too.

Why Gardeners Love It

  • 🌸 Bold rosy-purple blooms — striking, architectural flowers with distinctive spiky cones
  • 🐝 Pollinator magnet — irresistible to bees and butterflies
  • ✂️ Excellent cut flower — long stems and great vase life
  • 📏 Grows to 1.5 metres tall — a bold statement plant for the back of the border
  • 🌿 Long-lived perennial — returns year after year with increasing vigour
  • ☀️ Drought tolerant once established — tough and reliable in NZ summers

Growing Tips for New Zealand

Sow in spring or autumn in a warm, sunny position. Echinacea prefers well-drained soil and full sun, though it tolerates partial shade. Seeds benefit from a period of cold stratification to improve germination — refrigerate damp seeds for 2–4 weeks before sowing. Plants flower from their second year. Ideal for most NZ regions.

What's in the Packet

Each packet contains 10 seeds of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), with full growing instructions included.

📄 Want the full growing guide? The Echinacea Propagation Guide — a detailed digital PDF covering stratification, germination, sowing times, and much more, is available as an instant download. 🌱😊

📄 Want to go even deeper? The CHBotanics Propagation from Seeds Manual — Professional Edition — a comprehensive digital PDF covering sowing times, germination, spacing, and much more across dozens of flower and vegetable species, is available as an instant download. 🌱😊

⚠️ Disclaimer: The information provided here is for general interest only. Echinacea has a history of traditional and herbal use, but we are seed growers, not medical or herbal practitioners. Please consult a qualified herbalist, homeopath, or healthcare professional before using this or any plant for medicinal purposes.

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