Purple Echinacea Crowns – Echinacea purpurea

Purple Echinacea Crowns – Echinacea purpurea

$12.00

Immune-Boosting Perennial | Pollinator Magnet | Iconic Medicinal Flower

This is for 1 bare rooted dormant crown that will start growing in Spring. Plant as soon as you receive it.

Grow the Famous Purple Coneflower

Add striking beauty and powerful herbal tradition to your garden with Purple Echinacea crowns. This beloved North American native perennial produces large, daisy-like flowers with vibrant purple-pink petals surrounding a prominent orange-brown cone. The flowers bloom profusely from midsummer through autumn on strong, upright stems.

Echinacea is a standout in cottage gardens, perennial borders, pollinator gardens, and herb gardens. The flowers are long-lasting and make excellent cut flowers.

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Description

Traditional & Medicinal Uses

Echinacea is one of the most well-known and researched medicinal herbs in the Western world:

  • Immune System Support: Traditionally used to strengthen the immune response, reduce the severity and duration of colds, flu, and upper respiratory infections.
  • Infection Fighter: Antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Often used at the first sign of illness.
  • Wound Healing & Skin Care: Applied externally for minor wounds, burns, skin infections, eczema, and insect bites.
  • Anti-inflammatory: Helps with sore throats, swollen glands, and general inflammation.
  • Other Traditional Uses: Blood purification, support for allergies, and as a general tonic for overall vitality.

Parts Used: Roots (strongest), leaves, and flowers — all can be used fresh or dried for teas, tinctures, and salves.

Note: Always consult a qualified herbalist or healthcare provider before using Echinacea medicinally, especially if you have autoimmune conditions or are on immunosuppressant medication.

Why Grow Purple Echinacea?

  • Stunning, long-blooming purple flowers loved by bees, butterflies, and birds
  • Excellent cut flower that holds colour well
  • Tough, drought-tolerant once established
  • Deer and rabbit resistant
  • Hardy perennial that returns bigger each year
  • Beautiful and functional — perfect for medicinal and ornamental gardens

Ideal for New Zealand: Performs very well in Canterbury and most temperate regions. Hardy in USDA zones 3–9.

How to Grow Purple Echinacea Crowns

Planting:

  • Plant crowns in spring or autumn.
  • Set crowns just below soil level, spacing 45–60 cm (18–24 inches) apart.
  • Water well after planting.

Soil & Care:

  • Prefers well-drained, average to fertile soil (avoid overly rich soil to prevent floppy growth).
  • Full sun (at least 6 hours) for best flowering.
  • Drought tolerant once established — water regularly in the first season.
  • Low maintenance. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage more blooms, or leave them for seed-eating birds.

Growth & Harvest:

  • Height: 60–120 cm (24–48 inches)
  • Spread: 45–60 cm
  • Blooms: Midsummer to autumn (vibrant purple-pink flowers)
  • Harvest: Cut flowers and leaves during bloom. Roots are best harvested in autumn from the second or third year.
  • Divide clumps every 3–4 years in spring or autumn to maintain vigour.

Echinacea is easy to grow and very rewarding — an excellent choice for beginner and experienced gardeners alike.

Ready to grow your own immune-supporting beauty?

Limited seasonal stock! Available May – Sept or until sold out.

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