Echinacea Flower In First Year. Seeds will germinate in 10-20 days. Echinacea purpurea or purple coneflower produces long-lasting mauve pink to purple daisy-like flowers.
This stunning first-year flowering Echinacea captures the spirit of the North American plains by producing a delightful mix of flower colors from rich purple pink red and orange tones to lighter yellows creams and white. Sprinkle in a handful of blood fish and bone and work into the ground. Paradoxa rarely blooms the first year allowing it to build an overwintering crown.
Perennials that flower the first year from seed.
Echinacea purpurea or purple coneflower produces long-lasting mauve pink to purple daisy-like flowers. When forcing first-year Echinacea into flower 14 hours is the optimal day-length for encouraging flowering. Will echinacea bloom the first year from seed. Sow outdoors 12 inch deep when a light frost is still possible.