Echinacea Seeds – Yellow

(Echinacea paradoxa) Perennial. Zones 3 – 8.

Yellow Echinacea is a beautiful variation of a truly classic medicinal plant. Its petals are sunshine yellow with a deep dark brown center. Plants can reach 2-3 feet tall, with blooms up to 3 inches across. The roots and petals of Yellow Echinacea have similar medicinal properties to the classic Purple Coneflower. A fantastic addition to any medicinal perennial garden!

GROWING INSTRUCTIONS

STRATIFICATION: 30 days cold/moist stratification in your fridge

TIMING: Start stratified seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before late-Spring OR direct sow stratified seed outdoor in late-Spring OR direct seed outdoors in Fall.

GERMINATION: 10-15 days. Prefers soil temperatures of 20C for germination. Keep soil consistently moist.

SEEDING: Sow seeds 1/8 deep, tamp down gently. Space plants 18-24 apart.

GROWING: Prefers well-draining, slightly acidic soil. Full sun.

HARVESTING: May flower in its first year, more likely in its second summer. Allow a minimum of 3 years for plants to become established, before harvesting roots for medicine.

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Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yellow Echinacea is an open pollinated variety.