Prairie Splendor Rose Echinacea Seeds - Echinacea Purpurea, 20 seeds

Quantity: 20 Seeds / pack

Prairie Splendor Rose (Echinacea purpurea) is a compact coneflower with rose-pink, daisy-like blooms around dark raised cones. It flowers from midsummer into fall and suits sunny borders, cottage gardens, and cut-flower plantings.

Why choose our seeds?

• Rose-pink blooms with dark raised cones on compact plants
• Blooms from midsummer into fall; good cut flower
• Suited to sunny borders, cottage gardens, and containers

How to grow Prairie Splendor Rose Echinacea seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start seeds indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Sow outdoors in late spring after the soil warms, or in autumn for natural cold stratification.

Prepare Your Materials

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

Sowing the Seeds

• Surface-sow and press into the mix — echinacea seeds need light to germinate; cover with only the finest dusting of vermiculite.
• Cold-moist stratification for about 4 weeks in the refrigerator can speed and even out germination, though it is not required.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright light; seedlings need strong light to grow stocky.
• Temperature: Around 70–75°F (21–24°C).

Germination

• Seedlings usually appear in 15–20 days.
• Pot on young plants and keep them in bright light until planting out.

Transplanting

• Plant out after the last frost.
• Harden off indoor-started plants for a week before planting out.
• Spacing: Space plants 18–24 inches (45–60 cm) apart.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun in well-drained soil.
• Water: Keep the area weed-free and water during hot, dry spells.
• Fertilizer: Generally not a heavy feeder; compost worked into the planting soil is enough.
• Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering.

Bloom Time:

Blooms from midsummer into fall; plants may flower lightly the first year and fully from the second year on.