Echinacea Cut Flower. A wonderful addition to garden bouquets they may last up to 2 weeks in. Truly an American plant native to the central and eastern part of the country it was used by the early native.
Some people say they look like wilted daisies and I suppose they do really but if you get up close theyre sooo beautiful. Part of the Prairie Pillars collection with long sturdy stems perfect for cut flowers its bright yellow rays mellow as they age. Nov 04 2019 Echinacea a popular gardening favorite also referred to as prickly-headed coneflower belongs to the genus Echinacea spp and consists of 10 distinct species.
You can prolong the already- long bloom period of Echinacea plants by deadheading them.
You can trim the stems at the end so they are even. The central disc floret and pink petals of a purple coneflower blossom. While many annuals and perennials can simply be pinched back by snapping the spent flower head off Echinacea stems are too thick and coarse to be pinched and require a. Deciding whether or not to do any trimming of the plant after flowering ends is completely up to you.