How to Spread the Love of Your Echinacea Purple Coneflower Plants

This planting area started out as 6 small clusters of plants grew from Burpee seeds. After the plants went through the blooming season in 2015, I let the blooms die off while still attached to the plant. Once the cone tops have dropped all their blooms and turned completely brown / black, snip (deadhead) the cone tops. Simply dig a small hole and drop the cone tops in spots where you want to fill in your area. I only partially cover the cone top with dirt. Next season you will have new Echinacea Purple Coneflower plants. Dig up as needed and share with others.

Deadhead this and partially cover with soil

Baby Echinacea Purple Coneflower

A bloom that self-deadheaded! I'm leaving it.

Samples From My Garden 2016

Lovely Purple Coneflower. I grew the purple from seed and the white ones I bought on sale at Lowe's.

Snowcap Shasta Daisies next to my mailbox:

Old wine bottles given to me by a neighbor - used to edge an Iris patch:

Starting a new planting area - Variegated Hydrangeas bushes, Daisies, Passion Flower vine, Bridal Wreath bush:

PASSION FLOWER

PHLOX

RABBIT'S FOOT FERN

BEAUTY BERRY BUSH

BLACK-EYED SUSAN

ASTILBE


Hubby scared off the little guy starting a motorcycle

How to Choose the Best Perennial

And here it is:















This perennial is called a Gaillardia. The common name is Arizona Sun. I have been pleasantly surprised by it. We bought two from Lowe's last summer and they stayed green throughout the winter here and then promptly began blooming in April of this year. This year both plants are three times their purchase size. I'm thinking I need about 4 or 5 more to complete my front border. I really like this! I have not seen them at Lowe's so far this year. I'm going to keep checking back though and if I can't find them Burpee carries them online.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4917745_choose-perennials.html

Flowers in Our Backyard

Azaleas




Miniature rose bush


Chamomile