We are preparing a garden space near the house, a medicinal kitchen garden, where you can easily harvest herbs and greens right outside our door. One of the flowers that will be throughout the garden is Echinacea purpurea. She'll be a delight for the eyes, a sweet landing spot for pollinators and medicine for winters ahead.

You can plant Echinacea from seed, expecting it to flower on its second or third year with tall stems topped with a lovely purple petaled coneflowers or buy crowns in spring/fall to plant for summer blooming. The roots and flowering tops are medicinal. Roots can be harvested after two or three years of growth for making a tincture.

Echinacea purpurea is a native wildflower and not a cultivated variety. 

For planting, Echinacea likes full sun but can tolerate some shade. This Asteracea family plant produces many seeds on the central cone that will drop and make new flower babies for you. Plant in well draining, deep soil for it's long tap root and enjoy!