Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea
b533 (Echinacea purpurea)
Chinacea, medicinal and ornamental plant. Pink flowers on stems of approx. 100 cm. Undemanding, long-flowering, long-flowering, easy to combine with other plants, but also suitable for stand alone arrangements.
Variety-specific characteristics
| Lifespan | herbaceous perennial |
|---|---|
| Comment | cut flower, needs to be started indoors |
| Echinacea purpurea | |
| Seed spacing in the row | 40 cm |
| Seed spacing between the row | 40 cm |
| Sowing depth | 1 cm |
Explanations
Bee-friendly: This plant has a good nectar or pollen supply, which is especially good for honey and wild bees, as well as other pollinating insects. There are 500 different kinds of wild bees alone. Some crops are best approached by specialists, others by generalists.