Grow Your Own Immune Booster with Organic Echinacea Seeds!
 
Cultivate a vibrant and beneficial addition to your garden with our Organic Echinacea Seeds.  Known for its beautiful purple coneflower blooms and renowned immune-boosting properties, Echinacea is a must-have for any herb or flower garden.  Each pack contains a generous amount of seeds to get you started, all with FREE POSTAGE Australia wide.
 
Growing Echinacea in Australia:
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), commonly known as Purple Coneflower, is a hardy perennial native to North America.  It's cherished for its distinctive daisy-like flowers with raised central cones and its widely recognised medicinal uses, particularly for supporting the immune system.  Echinacea adapts well to many Australian climates, thriving in full sun and well-drained soil.
 
Here's how to successfully grow Organic Echinacea in your Australian garden:
 
Step 1: Sowing Your Seeds
Echinacea seeds benefit from a period of cold stratification before sowing to improve germination rates.  You can achieve this by placing the seeds in a moist paper towel inside a sealed plastic bag and refrigerating them for 4-6 weeks before sowing.  Alternatively, you can sow them outdoors in late autumn or early winter, allowing nature to provide the cold stratification.
 
For indoor sowing, plant seeds 3-6mm deep in pots filled with a well-draining seed-raising mix.  For outdoor sowing, prepare a weed-free bed with good drainage.  In Australia, the best time to sow indoors is late winter (July-August) for transplanting in spring, or direct sow outdoors in early Spring (September-October) after the last frost.  Keep the soil consistently moist until germination.
 
Step 2: Germination & Early Care
Germination can be somewhat erratic and may take anywhere from 10 days to several weeks, even with stratification.  Be patient! Once seedlings emerge, ensure they receive plenty of light.  If growing indoors, place them under grow lights or in a bright, sunny window.
 
Once seedlings have developed a few sets of true leaves and are sturdy enough to handle, thin them or transplant them to their own pots or spaced about 30-45 cm apart in the garden.
 
Step 3: Ongoing Care & Harvesting
Echinacea is a drought-tolerant plant once established, preferring full sun (at least 6 hours per day) and well-drained soil.  It doesn't require excessive fertilisation.  Water regularly during dry spells, especially in its first year.  Echinacea typically flowers in its second year from seed.  The beautiful purple coneflowers will bloom from summer into autumn.  You can harvest the flowers, leaves, and roots for medicinal purposes.  For roots, it's best to harvest in autumn after the plant has been established for at least 2-3 years, when the plant's energy is stored below ground. Ensure you leave enough of the plant to regrow for future seasons.
 
Plant Size:
Height: Up to 90-120cm
Width: Up to 45-60cm
 
Uses: Echinacea is widely known for its immune-boosting properties and is often used to help prevent and treat colds and flu.  The flowers, leaves, and roots can be used to make teas, tinctures, or extracts.  It also makes a beautiful and resilient ornamental plant, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden.
 
20+ Seeds per Pack
 
All seeds are FREE POSTAGE Australia wide.