Purple Echinacea Seeds (Echinacea purpurea)

Beautiful Medicinal Perennial

Grow striking Purple Echinacea with this reliable standard variety. Also known as Purple Coneflower, it’s a garden favourite and traditional herbal ally.

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Why Purple Echinacea?

This robust perennial produces large, daisy-like flowers with vibrant purple-pink petals and prominent orange-brown centres. The flowers are long-lasting and highly attractive to bees and butterflies. Both flowers and roots are valued in herbal traditions for immune support.

Seed Packet Details

• Approx. 50+ seeds per pack
• Home-saved with good germination
• May include a small amount of dross and debris (we cleaned them as best we could!)

How to Grow Good Purple Echinacea

• Soil & Site: Well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates heat and some drought once established.
• Sowing: Sow indoors in early spring or direct after last frost. Cover seeds lightly. Thin or space plants 45–60 cm apart.
• Care: Water regularly until established. Deadhead to prolong flowering, or leave some seed heads for birds and self-seeding.
• Harvest: Pick flowers when fully open. Roots can be harvested from mature plants in autumn.
• Tip: Echinacea is a hardy perennial that improves with age and returns reliably every year.

Ready to add beauty and herbal value to your garden? Order your Purple Echinacea seeds today!

Happy planting! 🌱🌸