ECHINACEA Purpurea Black Sampson

Species: Rudbeckie - Echinacée
Latin name: Echinacea Purpurea L. Moench
Other usual name: Rudbeckia - Rudbeckie - de. Roter Sonnenhut - Purpursonnenhut - en. Black Sampson - Purple Coneflower - Comb Flower - nl. Rode Zonnehoed
Variety: Echinacea Purpurea
Family: Astéracées
Origin: North America

Echinacea Purpurea: Medicinal and decorative hardy perennial plant. Its ray flowers are pink to light purple in color and the ligules are spreading or drooping. They got an orange red center very contrasted with yellow pollen. Excellent in vases, the bouquets can hold several weeks and sometimes more than one month, also used for the most beautiful solid masses. Echinacea Purpurea in general are very recommended for their nectar which attracts the butterflies. Appreciated for its medicinal virtues.

Seed sowing: April to May
Flowering of Echinacea Purpurea: July to October
Height: Echinacea Purpurea reaches on average 70 to 1 m
Exposure: Sunny, half shade

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing in April to May in open ground cover slightly with soil. Germination should start after 8 to 10 days. You can also sow in seedbed filled of a good quite wet potting soil, do not cover seeds and maintain at a temperature of 18 to 20°C germination will start in 8 to 10 days. Maintain a temperature of 15 °C. Transplant in place in autumn.

Sowing distance: -
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 18 °C to 20°C

Net weight of seeds: 0,5 gr +/- 130 seeds

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