Perennials and spring-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included. All perennials and spring-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.Īs soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. More in-depth guidance for growing and maintaining Echinacea plants: Purple Coneflowers: Native Grace and Beauty in the Garden and Echinacea: Rocky Top Hybrids, Echinacea - Perennial of the Year. Spring Care: Cut back the dry stalks to the crowns of the plant in early spring. You can cut back seed heads in the fall, where you don't wish the plant to reseed. ![]() Plant it in a wide, shallow depression and mulch amply or place right up against the north side of a low, wide rock, tilted to shed water on the Echinacea's side.įall Care: You can leave the dried seed heads for winter, as they provide food for birds. 'Rocky Top Hybrid' echinacea, while xeric, appreciates extra moisture provided by some easily accomplished water harvesting techniques. Species and cultivars raised from seed will often reseed themselves to continue their presence in our gardens. Healthy individual coneflowers will grow in the garden for 3 to 5 years. and are most commonly found growing in prairie habitats.Įchinacea thrive in our gardens when provided with well drained soils, plenty of sunshine and moderate to dry moisture conditions depending on the species and cultivars. They are native to the eastern half of the U.S. This genus is invaluable for the mid- to late-summer garden, bringing color into our plantings when many spring bloomers have gone green for the season. Remove weeds in your lawn, garden, and surrounding areas, including plantain and dandelion that may harbor the disease.Tips For Growing Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) Some growers put strips of aluminum foil between rows because bright reflections of sunlight confuse the leafhoppers.Ĥ. Vegetable growers may protect susceptible crops by using the mesh fabrics that keep leafhoppers and other insects away from the plants. Verbena, salvia, nicotiana, geranium, cockscomb, and impatiens are among the least susceptible plants.ģ. A practical way to avoid having problems with this disease is to grow plants that are not as susceptible to aster yellows. As long as infected leafhoppers are around, they can infect plants. Although the disease itself is not fatal to the plant, its presence makes it impossible for a plant to fulfill its intended role in the garden.Ģ. Early diagnosis and prompt removal of infected plants may help reduce the spread of the disease. ![]() Once a plant is infected with aster yellows, it is a lost cause since the disease is incurable. ![]() A: This is from the Missouri Botanical Garden's website:ġ.
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