How far apart should I plant Echinacea?

Plant Echinacea 45cm apart with 50cm between rows.

When does Echinacea flower?

Echinacea typically flowers approximately 120 days after transplanting.

Echinacea is classified as Hardy.

Echinacea purpurea

Hardy Warm Season Single Harvest

Direct sow outdoors as soon as soil reaches 12°C — typically early to mid spring. Can also be started indoors 8 weeks earlier for a head start.

Sow seeds

Germination ~21d

Flowering ~120d

Sow seeds

Germination ~21d

Flowering ~120d

Approximate days from start

Care Essentials

Light balanced feed at planting out. Echinacea are light feeders and rarely need additional fertilising once established.
Modern echinacea varieties often flower in their first year from an early indoor sowing. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowers, or leave seedheads for birds in autumn. Plants may not survive their first winter in heavy or waterlogged soils.

Companion Planting

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Growing Conditions

Min. soil temperature: 12°C+

Germination temperature: 18–24°C

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Feeding: Light balanced feed at planting out. Echinacea are light feeders and rarely need additional fertilising once established.
Watch for: Aphids on young growth
Powdery mildew in humid conditions
Slugs on seedlings
Japanese beetles on flowers (where present)

How far apart should I plant Echinacea?: Plant Echinacea 45cm apart with 50cm between rows.
When does Echinacea flower?: Echinacea typically flowers approximately 120 days after transplanting.
Is Echinacea frost hardy?: Echinacea is classified as Hardy.

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