Seed Information

Common Name: CONEFLOWER - YELLOW
Scientific Name: Echinacea paradoxa

½g up to 140sds

R53.00

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Description

Perennial
Very rare wildflower.
Perennial with long narrow, dark green leaves with linear veining.
Bears large, daisy-like flowers with drooping yellow petals and very large, coppery-brown to chocolate-brown central cones.
Needs full sun and soil pH 6.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline).
Divide clumps when they become overcrowded.
Plants usually re-bloom without deadheading, however prompt removal of spent flowers improves general appearance.
May self-seed if at least some of the seed heads are left in place.
Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.
Deserves a place in both medicinal and ornamental gardens.

Culinary Uses

Sprinkle petals in salads and put in summer drinks.

Parts Used

Roots, rhizomes and aboveground parts.
Harvest mature flowers in midsummer, pick leaves any time.
Use fresh.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

All 9 species are medicinally important and all parts of the plant have some activity.
Immune-stimulant and anti-viral.
It may be used as an anti-microbial anywhere in the body.
It activates macrophages, increases white blood cell levels and inhibits the enzyme that causes host cells to break down.
Echinacea is often used as a short term immune stimulant (2 weeks maximum), but it is contraindicated in auto-immune system disorders and progressive diseases.

Other Uses

Organic fertiliser:
Combine with comfrey to prepare a good foliar feed.

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