ATP Podcast #67: In Praise of the Mighty Coneflower

By dave
August 7, 2014

It's Daisies and Coneflowers week at All Things Plants so today we're going to talk about the noble Purple Coneflower, covering its history, its uses, how to grow it and a little bit about how it is used.

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Aug 7, 2014 11:00 AM CST
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Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Region: Ukraine Region: United States of America Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Region: Florida Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Dave & Trish, Thank you for another great podcast! Thumbs up

I love Echinacea purpurea flowers and had lots of them at our other house that originated from just two plants that I purchased many years ago. Our tenants moved out of that house last weekend and we no longer want to be landlords dealing with renters so we're going to put the house on the market ... but before doing so I want to check out what plants I can divide to bring some here. I'm going over later today to dig up a few Echinacea plants just to experiment and see how they might transplant. I'll probably leave some in small pots and also plant a couple in the ground ... and hopefully I'll also get some seeds from the garden before the house sells. Trish, I'm a big tea drinker and I need to get your recipe for Echinacea Tea!

Again, I really enjoyed the podcast,

Lin
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!


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Aug 7, 2014 11:03 AM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
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I'm glad you enjoyed the podcast, Lin. Smiling Good luck on those transplants!
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Aug 7, 2014 11:16 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Region: Ukraine Region: United States of America Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Region: Florida Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Birds Butterflies Bee Lover Hummingbirder Container Gardener
Thanks Dave! Transplanting may be a waste of time, especially at this time of year but I'm going to give it a try anyway. Smiling
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!


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