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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: jellywelly on June 21, 2006, 15:48:59

Title: Echineaca Info
Post by: jellywelly on June 21, 2006, 15:48:59
Just bought a plant from my local WI, has anyone got any tips for siting the plant and caring for it?  I googled it but mostly go info on herbal remedies.

Cheers
Title: Re: Echineaca Info
Post by: Palustris on June 21, 2006, 20:32:40
There are a fair number of species etc., but they all like sunny positions in well drained fertile soil. None of them are that hard to grow.
Title: Re: Echineaca Info
Post by: Garden Manager on June 22, 2006, 10:02:09
Unless you grow a variety called 'White Swan' that  is, especialt from seed. I have had little sucess with this vairety. One not very vigourous plant from a packet of seed.

The basic species and its cultivars are OK though. I have even sucessfully lifted and divided one - against common advice that they dont like it.