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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Coneflowers
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It is heading towards the end of July and all of my coneflowers appear to be dead should I cut them back
Please see the Care section, above, for information on deadheading coneflowers.
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As soon as one of my cone flowers blooms, the petals are gone the next day! What's happening and how can I protect those pretty purple booms? Thanks for your help.
My coneflowers self-seed regularly and where I had only one, now there are multiple places in the flower bed with lovely blooms that attract butterflies and bees. In fact, I have taken the seed pods and spread the seeds around manually to encourage more plants. Love these flowers as they are hardy, long lasting, and very sturdy.
what type of coneflowers do you have? I've been wanting to plant some in my garden but not sure which to plant, do all coneflowers attract bees and butterflies?
I’ve had an echinacea passed along from a friend for well over 5 years. It is happy and healthy. It had pale yellow, almost white blooms, and would not have been a new hybrid since who knows how long my friend had it before she gave me a start. This year the blooms start yellow and turn bright orange. Doesn’t sound like a hybrid going back to the old purple, what could be going on?
Can coneflowers still be planted this time of year and all the blooms are gone? My local nursery has coneflowers on sale for 50% off. I live in Columbus, Ohio.
Sure, try it! It’s still relatively early in season, and bargain plants can be a good way to increase your stock. Check them over closely; pick the healthiest looking. If for some reason they fail, be ready to accept that outcome.
I have a purple coneflower plant that i planted in the spring from seed in a container, however since spring there has yet to be any flowers just leaves growing and getting bigger. Is this normal? And what can I do to protect it during the winter? I live in Northern Alberta Canada so the winters here get very cold! Are there any tips or precautions I should take since it's the plants first winter?