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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Coneflowers
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Hi,
If you never deadhead them, they probably got overgrown and choked themselves out. I regularly and frequently deadhead mine. In late Fall, I leave the last blooms on for the finches when they show up looking for seeds.
Here in Iowa, our winters can get a bit chilly -- hanging at -15F for periods last winter. I cut the coneflowers to the ground in November. They were covered with snow for months, and they came back with a vengeance this year -- bigger, taller, thicker, and more populous.
Now, I have a lot of thinning to do. It's probably time for that, anyway, since they have been here a few years. Same thing with the daisies.
I had the same problem this year, in northern Vermont. Perhaps the winter was too cold for some coneflowers?
Can I transplant the plants to another area in September or October?
Yes, you can transplant (and/or divide) coneflowers in the fall. When digging them up, try not to disturb their roots too much, as they do not appreciate it.
I planted a beautiful red coneflower in a small circle garden i have in the back yard.my back yard is completely fenced, so no deer. 3 days later, every blossom is gone not a petal on the ground even. Plant is fine just empty stems. A rabbit perhaps? Although we rarely see any. I live in Western WA so no woodchucks. What deters rabbits besides an ugly fence?
I have just merely pulled them up and planted them and they do just fine. I live in Zone 7 in NW Georgia.
What I need to know is do you cut them back in the late fall for the winter, If so how much do you leave of the plant?
Hi,
I live in Iowa. Our winters get a bit chilly -- hanging at -15F for periods last winter. I cut the coneflowers to the ground in November. They are covered with snow for months, and they do fine the next year.
We live in the woods. I can hardly keep any flowers around outside because of these little pests. Finally after trying every thing I could think of.....spray bottle of about 4 ozs water with a tablespoon of Murphys Oil. Shake and spray. I do this every few days. Even my small trees I planted. IT WORKS. Finally
Please see our Rabbit Pest Page for tips on how to keep rabbits out of your garden.
Hi I see a few people have asked the same question about buying yellow orange or red cone flowers and they turn pink or purple. I had the same problem and it wasn't the wrong tag because the flowers were in bloom and my soil seems fine I have no problem growing flowers. I asked at the store where I purchased them and they did not know the answer but we're going to research and see if they could find out what happened. I was so disappointed for the colors that I had chosen to turn pink when I had plenty of pink LOL . I also planted the colored ones on the opposite side of my yard away from the pink ones . Is there any other answer or any way to find out what is happening?