Author Topic: echinacea (Read 1856 times)

DavidandCollette · « **on:** February 24, 2016, 09:21:57 am »

I have just received six echinacea corms (?) free with my order. What do I do with them please

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2016, 12:11:24 pm »

Grow them as hardy perennials, but start them off frost free in pots. They grow into a 60cm tall plant with feathery foliage and large pink daisy-like flowers - very effective in the flower garden. Each year the clump grows bigger and the display improves.
Echinacea is also a medicinal plant although I've not used it for that.

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2016, 12:24:46 pm »

Give them to me

the slugs zapped mine last year. It's just started to poke through again now and the slugs have got it already :-(

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2016, 01:20:46 pm »

There are many types of echinacea, is this one echinacea purpurea? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea_purpurea Apparently the bees love this plant for the pollen, so any honey bee feeding off this could produce honey with very important vitamins and minerals in it.