Deadheading Coneflowers

Order yours from Nature Hills today. We could say all that…or we could just say that we can't recommend this great plant enough and you will love having it in your garden, container, border and vase all season long Super hardy and easy to grow, make...

Echinacea is said to increase immune function, reduce the effects of colds and flu, and fight off viral, bacterial and fungal infections. Not only is it a prized perennial for many gardeners, but it is also said to be a potent medicine.

‘Hot Papaya' provides a season-long colorful display of outstanding, two toned, daisy-like flowers. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well, because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.

Julia is also lovely in patio containers, or anywhere you need a splash of color. Even though many creatures love it, deer will leave it alone. It will make a wonderful cut flower for your kitchen table, so you can bring some of its bright radiance indoors...

Vibrant burgundy daisies bloom for months! You might know Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) from the pretty purple flowers you see in big box stores every summer. Plant Sombrero Baja Burgundy in full sun and average soil and it will pop with bright...

For best results, plant 'Ruby Star' in full sun in a well drained area. It is a great choice for cut flowers, and it adds a wilderness look to your garden! * Heat and humidity tolerant * Food for wildlife * Tall stems

"Conehead" Coneflower Seed Mix OK, so it's not the most original name for a coneflower mixture, but you must admit that the mix itself is plenty original. In fact, as far we can gather it's the only one of its kind! This assortment brings the Echinacea...

Mexican Hat Seeds - Mexican Hat Seed Wow – a truly colorful coneflower variety! Its name is quite telling. Mexican Hat is an intriguing wildflower that is particularly suited to inhospitable terrain.

Unlike other Coneflowers, this unique variety has upward-facing petals, giving the flower a cup-like shape. A native variety, Tennessee Purple Coneflower is easy to grow and thrives in almost any sunny spot.

This is the "pale" cousin of famed Purple Coneflower, and often the echinacea used in medicinal preparations. Echinacea, For the darker-hued "Purple Coneflower", see Echinacea purpurea.

Purple Coneflower or Echinacea purpurea is one of the most popular perennials in the garden. In addition to being beautiful the flowers can also be used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system.

This striking coneflower produces pure, white blooms with contrasting orange/brown centers. (Echinacea purpurea alba) A great cut flower.

A sea of jewel tones and softer pastels will draw pollinators like a magnet and improve the overall health of your landscape.have puffs of pink to yellow flowers on hardy succulent bases.

To cut down on the need for water, and to give the plant plenty of room to establish itself, opt for as big a container as possible.Coneflowers are perennials, and they should come back bigger and better every spring if allowed.

Always cut the spent flower stem back to a set of leaves or a new flower bud so you are not left with odd looking bare stems all over the plant.In late summer to fall, stop deadheading spent blooms so that birds can eat the seed through the fall and winter.

Those in areas where temperatures remain warm year long may want to try this technique. Rich or heavily amended soil may result in lush foliage and poor flowering.When planting purple coneflower, locate them in a full sun area.is defined as at least six...

These long-blooming beauties can be seen flowering from midsummer through fall. Flowers become distorted, turn green in color, exhibit stunted growth, and may even die. Oftentimes, the presence of these pests results in the growth of.

Five minutes later, when they came out to collect me, I stood there with a big grin and my little hands full of every blossom budding, blooming and dying that had been decorating my aunt's pansy patch.

However, I'd wait until the temperatures were a bit cooler. Warm weather often does more harm than good when it comes to planting shrubs. Chemical control of leafhoppers is generally not very effective either.answers: Autumn is the perfect time to plant...

It will also send up a new blooming stalk. Dead-heading serves an important purpose other than keeping your garden neat. : Cannas are some of the easiest garden plants to grow, especially if you live in a warm climate.

By removing faded flowers promptly, you can improve your plants' looks, prolong their flowering period and maximize the number and size of their blooms.Deadheading improves a plant's appearance in more than one way.

Ratibida may reseed under good conditions. 3" yellow daisies top the tall wispy stems of this vigorous native perennial from mid spring to late summer. An excellent choice for pollinators.

Image courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. The Cutleaf Coneflower produces 2-4" wide, drooping yellow daisies that are centered by a small dark cone in summer. Cutleaf Coneflower grows across much of the central and eastern US and is a spreading rhizomatous...

Until they are finally a large pompon of radiant fiery tones! Bred in England but quite happy to return to its native USA, Eccentric is super-hardy and disease resistant. Welcome this native perennial back into its natural setting -- your sunny garden...

A tough and showy native wildflower that is surely worthy of a place in any garden. A clump forming native that flowers from late spring through mid-summer and sometimes into fall.

To read more about this "stately coneflower", as Dr. Neil Odenwald puts it, in the Online Plant Guide.com click here or the "More Info..." link below. The huge, to 6", golden, daisy-like blooms with tall dark brown cones or eyes are held on tall sturdy...

Charming 5'' purple daisy-like blooms with orange-brown raised centers. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. The Purple Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to fall on 2-3 foot stems.