Echinacea purpurea sowing question
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growing Echinacea Purpurea from seed
Comments (3)If starting indoors, buy a bag of seed starting mix. It will be sterile, often made of fine peat and vermiculite. You can use the potting/container mix if starting outdoors. Top the pot with a little chick grit (in a pinch, look for a box of parakeet gravel at the pet section of your grocery store) or vermiculite, will prevent a rain from moving the seeds around and will prevent a crust forming should the top layer dry out....See MoreEchinacea purpurea Perennial in my zone?
Comments (1)I would check it out on the PLANTS database (see link). You can search in your state for native species or perennial species or whatnot. Jeff Here is a link that might be useful: PLANTS database...See MoreEchinacea question
Comments (9)I am always amazed at the speed of change in the garden this time of year. Yesterday, our Azaleas were just beginning to form flower buds. Today, 24 hours later, you can clearly see the color of the flowers that will like pop out in just a few more days. If they wait that long. Every one around here knows the Azaleas are supposed to be polite enough to wait and bloom the day before beginning of The Masters Golf Tournament :~)....See MoreHAVE: have: echinacea purpurea purple coneflower
Comments (2)I also have a few of the following left: s. mexicana limelight. purple blossom, light green calyx, 6-7 feet tall. s. dreamsicle pink hummingbird sage. 36" tall....See Moretoken28001
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