Green Jewel Echinacea Seeds - Echinacea Purpurea, 20 seeds

Quantity: 20 Seeds / pack

Green Jewel Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) is a distinctive coneflower selection grown for its unusual green-tinted cone blooms on sturdy stems. A long-lived perennial, it flowers from summer into fall and its dried seed heads add winter interest to the border.

Why choose our seeds?

• Unusual green-tinted cone blooms
• Long-lived plants that return year after year
• Blooms from summer into fall

How to grow Green Jewel Echinacea seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost date.
• Outdoors: Direct sow in late fall for natural cold treatment, or in spring after the last frost.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Humidity dome or plastic wrap
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Cold-stratify the seeds first: keep them in a moist paper towel inside a plastic bag in the refrigerator for 2-4 weeks.
• After chilling, sow on the surface of moist seed-starting mix and press in gently; do not cover, as the seeds need light to germinate.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright, indirect light.
• Temperature: 65-75°F (18-24°C) for germination.
• Humidity: Cover with a dome or plastic wrap until seeds sprout.

Germination

• Seeds typically germinate in 10-21 days after stratification.
• Remove the cover once seedlings emerge and grow on in bright light.

Transplanting

• Transplant after all danger of frost has passed.
• Harden off gradually over 7-10 days before planting out.
• Space plants 12-18 inches apart.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun for the best flowering.
• Water: Water regularly until established, then average moisture is fine.
• Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering, or leave seed heads standing for birds.

Bloom Time:

Summer through fall.