Echinacea purpurea PURPLE CONEFLOWER (20 seeds)

Purple Coneflower, also called Echinacea purpurea in Latin, is a perennial plant.
It has magnificent purple flowers all summer long.
Echinacea purpurea is part of the Asteraceae family just like sweetleaf or Paracress.
This plant comes from North America, nowadays it grows very well in Europe.
Coneflower seeds are long and light brown in color.

Known by the Native Americans of the eastern Rocky Mountains, Echinacea has become one of the most used medicinal plants in North America and Europe.
Today, it is part of intensive and commercial cultivation to meet the very high demand for herbal medicine.

Purple coneflower is also grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

In traditional medicine, the root of purple echinacea has many medicinal and anti-infectious properties.
It relieves the respiratory tract such as the throat, nose and sinuses just like maidenhair or tasmanian blue gum.
This wonderful plant with purple flowers also has great immune effectiveness, the ideal plant to spend a quiet winter.
On wounds, Echinacea purpurea blocks the proliferation of bacteria and accelerates healing.

The favorable period for sowing echinacea purpurea seeds is from the beginning of April until the end of May.
Prepare a box of fine horticultural soil then place the seeds on top.
Cover the crop with 1/2 cm of substrate then water gently with a sprayer.
Finally, place the culture in a greenhouse in a warm, humid place at a temperature close to 25°C.

Purple coneflower germination will generally begin 1 to 3 weeks after sowing in a greenhouse.

Once the seedlings are 10 cm high, transplant directly outside, in a very sunny area.

• Very beautiful summer flowering.
• Fast-growing perennial plant, grows back every year.
• Has an impressive number of medicinal properties.
• Untreated and reproducible seeds.
• No special maintenance.

Medicinal plant seeds to grow in pots or directly in the garden.