I like to keep the flower heads on my echinacea in winter as well. It looks so pretty in the snow and the birds have something to eat during the winter.
Echinacea, what a beautiful plant. I keep mine in a container. I put them in my green house during the winter. They are very happy in there. Devin you are right, they love the sun, but keep them hydrated!!!
I had good luck aggressively separating my echinaceas every few years; really enjoyed seeing the few original plants spread throughout my yard over and over again in every sunny spot
I have them growing in abundance, I was not sure I would like that, they are pretty until they are not. My tallest was about 4ft. Very profuse and nature appreciates them too
One of my gardens at my house is an all-white garden, and I planted a variety of Echinacea with white blooms called "Pow Wow" which I love because unlike most other varieties of white Echinacea, the blooms on the Pow Wow variety are pure, snow white rather than the more cream-colored blooms on other so-called "white" varieties. My Pow Wow's remind me of little clouds every time I look at them. I love them!
I have Hello from zone 7B/8A, NC,. I’ve had my Walmart or Sam’s purchased echinacea 6 years in a 15-20 gallon pot. Glad to say it returns every year . I have no extras that come up in the pot but I hope to see some new additions in the pot this year. I fertilized it with miracle grow and or compost tea over the years. This and black eye Susan date some of my favorite flowers. I love daisy type flowers My Yardman mowed down my dormant BESs 2 years ago and I’ve not seen them since. I’ll just replant another and he’s been fired since then of course.( my uncle thought he was helping me out while I was on vacation).🙄
We have an explosion of bunnies in my neighborhood, so all my herbs are in pots. Does anyone know if bunnies chew on cone flowers also? Thanks so much 😊
Great video! About 2-3 weeks ago we transplanted three Artisan Red Ombre Coneflowers that are about three years old. They adapted to the new space very quickly and all have tons of flower buds! However, one of them already has one flower and to my surprise the bloom is yellow instead of red! I'm guessing this has something to do with cross pollination from my Cheyanne Spirit Coneflowers I have in another location in my yard. I'm just not sure how this works though. Will my plant now only have yellow blooms and is this permanent?
Thank you for this. I live in the high desert, zone 7b. I was consistently seeing advice not to over water these plants due to root rot, All 4 plants I planted died, all in different locations. I have woolly creeping thyme and lavender growing well. I am now certain my coneflowers were not getting enough water. I am going to plant seeds for the first time, but I might brave an actual plant or 2 again.
Looks like you have some kind of cultivar of coneflower. I have hundreds of straight species of echinacea and I don’t have to do squat for them. Deer don’t touch them, I don’t have to ever water them(zone 7 southern VA where it gets real hot) and I’ve had them for almost ten years now. I also never prune them as they keep flowering all summer and fall. My cultivar echinacea do need pampering though.
So... What do I do if more than one of mine are dying from root rot. Others are doing great while some start dying. I've even seen this on some that survived the winter just to shoot new small leaves and then completely wilt and rot away. I barely watered them this year too. And surprisingly, this year was not a wet winter. I'm suspecting fungus issues.
I like to keep the flower heads on my echinacea in winter as well. It looks so pretty in the snow and the birds have something to eat during the winter.
Sounds great!
Echinacea, what a beautiful plant. I keep mine in a container. I put them in my green house during the winter. They are very happy in there. Devin you are right, they love the sun, but keep them hydrated!!!
Wonderful! How lucky to have a greenhouse!
I had good luck aggressively separating my echinaceas every few years; really enjoyed seeing the few original plants spread throughout my yard over and over again in every sunny spot
That’s awesome!!
Echinacea purperea is Excellent Natural Medicine. Roots and all. Thanks for sharing, especially the fact that they live 3 to 4 years. ❤
Our pleasure!
I have them growing in abundance, I was not sure I would like that, they are pretty until they are not. My tallest was about 4ft. Very profuse and nature appreciates them too
Wow!
One of my gardens at my house is an all-white garden, and I planted a variety of Echinacea with white blooms called "Pow Wow" which I love because unlike most other varieties of white Echinacea, the blooms on the Pow Wow variety are pure, snow white rather than the more cream-colored blooms on other so-called "white" varieties. My Pow Wow's remind me of little clouds every time I look at them. I love them!
I love the white pow wow!
@plantvibrations And we love you Devin for teaching us about plants and for being so very very enthusiastic about doing so. ❤
What is the groundcover around the echinacea? Is that some sort of sedum?
Creeping thyme!
I have Hello from zone 7B/8A, NC,. I’ve had my Walmart or Sam’s purchased echinacea 6 years in a 15-20 gallon pot.
Glad to say it returns every year . I have no extras that come up in the pot but I hope to see some new additions in the pot this year. I fertilized it with miracle grow and or compost tea over the years.
This and black eye Susan date some of my favorite flowers. I love daisy type flowers
My Yardman mowed down my dormant BESs 2 years ago and I’ve not seen them since.
I’ll just replant another and he’s been fired since then of course.( my uncle thought he was helping me out while I was on vacation).🙄
The number of plants the mowers have mowed down in my yard is devastating
We have an explosion of bunnies in my neighborhood, so all my herbs are in pots. Does anyone know if bunnies chew on cone flowers also? Thanks so much 😊
Oh jeez I’m not sure
I have bunnies in my yard & they’ve never touched my them.
Great video! About 2-3 weeks ago we transplanted three Artisan Red Ombre Coneflowers that are about three years old. They adapted to the new space very quickly and all have tons of flower buds! However, one of them already has one flower and to my surprise the bloom is yellow instead of red! I'm guessing this has something to do with cross pollination from my Cheyanne Spirit Coneflowers I have in another location in my yard. I'm just not sure how this works though. Will my plant now only have yellow blooms and is this permanent?
If it did hybridize, which it sounds like it did, then you may have more surprises on the horizon!
how can i grow cone flowers from seed? tried several times, never worked, any tips?
They may need a period of cold stratification. Keep seeds in the fridge for 60 days prior to planting
I leave mine up all winter for birds. Every Spring I have plenty of new baby coneflowers & I just move them to a new spot in my garden.
Thank you for this. I live in the high desert, zone 7b. I was consistently seeing advice not to over water these plants due to root rot, All 4 plants I planted died, all in different locations. I have woolly creeping thyme and lavender growing well. I am now certain my coneflowers were not getting enough water. I am going to plant seeds for the first time, but I might brave an actual plant or 2 again.
Yes I have recently installed a drip irrigation in a certain bed and the echinacea there do sooo much better than the non irrigated ones
Looks like you have some kind of cultivar of coneflower. I have hundreds of straight species of echinacea and I don’t have to do squat for them. Deer don’t touch them, I don’t have to ever water them(zone 7 southern VA where it gets real hot) and I’ve had them for almost ten years now. I also never prune them as they keep flowering all summer and fall. My cultivar echinacea do need pampering though.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
So... What do I do if more than one of mine are dying from root rot. Others are doing great while some start dying. I've even seen this on some that survived the winter just to shoot new small leaves and then completely wilt and rot away. I barely watered them this year too. And surprisingly, this year was not a wet winter. I'm suspecting fungus issues.
Hmm yes perhaps dig them up and put them in pots to try to save them
@@plantvibrations I'm going to sterilize the area with H2O2 and see if it works
Any tips for container grown ? I have mines in container and Iam in zone 7 pa how do i winterize it so it can keep coming back
Consider putting some mulch on top and don’t forget to water them! It’s easy for things to dry out over winter
Are you sure Pennsylvania is zone 6?? Seems like its a cold region of zone 3 or 4
Pa is a big state with many zones
They can live for many more years then that. You just have to divide them every 4 or 5 years.
Awesome!
May I ask when do you divide them? At the beginning of spring?
I do mine in fall, I wouldn't do it while it's pushing new growth.
@@KingFishdom Thank you.
@zhangruyi3153 no problem 😊
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Why won’t you ever answer me if you’re single😢
Married!
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@@plantvibrationsof course you are. Fuck my life.