is echinacea easy to grow from seed Red Ombre Artisan Echinacea

is echinacea easy to grow from seed Red Ombre Artisan EchinaceaArtisan echinacea is a new series with an elevated performance. This echinacea is easy to grow from seed and has an extremely strong branching structure, making dense, sturdy plants that are jam packed with long lasting flowers. Red Ombre Artisan Echinacea has bold and glowing, uniquely colored flowers crimson red with orangish, pink undertones that slowly fade into softer tones and can bloom in the first year. Grow in the ground or containers. 5

Artisan echinacea is a new series with an elevated performance. This echinacea is easy to grow from seed and has an extremely strong branching structure, making dense, sturdy plants that are jam-packed with long-lasting flowers. Red Ombre Artisan Echinacea has bold and glowing, uniquely colored flowers- crimson red with orangish, pink undertones that slowly fade into softer tones and can bloom in the first year. Grow in the ground or containers. 

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PLANTING

Echinacea purpurea

Perennial, zones 4-10

Germination: 10-21 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF.

Seed Planting Depth: Sow ⅛” deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperature. Transplant after the last frost, 18-24" apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Mid-spring and fall

Growth Habit: Upright

Height and Width: 24-34" by 18-24"

Spacing:  18-24" apart

Light Needs:  Full sun

Soil Needs: Average, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: Blooms in the first season when started early indoors, mid to late summer thereafter.

Uses: Flower beds, cottage and wildflower gardens, cut flowers, attracts pollinators and birds

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend the soil with compost before transplanting. Cut back stems as the blooms fade; this encourages more flower production. Don’t cut the plant down in the fall; leave the edible seedheads up for the birds