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Echinacea Seeds, Ozark Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea - Paradoxa or Ozark Yellow Coneflower on white background.
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Echinacea - Paradoxa or Ozark Yellow Coneflower growing in garden.
Detailed close up of Ozark Yellow Coneflower on a white background.
Echinacea Seeds, Ozark Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea - Paradoxa or Ozark Yellow Coneflower on white background.
Echinacea - Paradoxa or Ozark Yellow Coneflower in vase on blue tabletop and white background.
Echinacea - Paradoxa or Ozark Yellow Coneflower growing in garden.

Echinacea Seeds,
Ozark Yellow Coneflower

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Description

Like the pale purple coneflower, but these are a bright golden-yellow color. Brilliant blooms do well in fairly dry, rocky soil such as that found on many of the Ozark hills here in Missouri and Arkansas; this is the region where this unique coneflower is native. Used by Native Americans as a traditional medicine, it is being researched today for its herbal uses. It can be hard to find even here in southern Missouri but is rather easy to grow.

Growing Tips: Start plants in containers indoors, keeping moist until sprouts appear and set out after last frost or direct sow in the garden, about two weeks before last frost.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Echinacea paradoxa
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
4–12 hr.
Days to Germinate
10–15
Days to Maturity
120
Planting Depth
⅛ in.
Plant Spacing
8–10 in.
Ideal Temperature
65–90°F
Frost Hardy
Yes

When to Grow

Ozark Yellow Coneflower is easiest from an indoor start. Sow 1/8 inch deep 8-12 weeks before your last frost, keep the mix relatively moist, and watch for sprouts in about 10 to 15 days at a germination temperature of 65-70°F. Set the young plants out after the last frost has passed, spacing them 8 to 10 inches apart, or skip the containers and direct sow in the garden about two weeks before your last frost. Flowering comes at around 120 days, and the plants return each spring in Zones 5-8.

How to Sow and Plant

  • Seeds germinate in 10-30 days.
  • Start indoors 8-12 weeks before last frost or direct sow seeds outdoors before last frost (you can direct sow in the fall and allow seeds to sit over winter).
  • Sow seeds 1/4- 1/2 inch deep.
  • Ideal germination temperature is 65-70 F.
  • Keep soil relatively moist until germinated.

How to Grow

  • Plants are very adaptable and will tolerate a wide range of conditions, but will perform their very best when given full sun and rich, well-drained soil.
  • Space plants 12-24 inches apart.
  • Keep plants deadheaded to promote blooming.

PESTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A generally disease-free plant.

  • Be sure to keep echinacea free of powdery mildew and rots by not overcrowding plants.
  • Poor air circulation and very poorly drained soil can lead to fungal issues for the plants.

How to Save Seeds

  • Allow the flowerhead containing the seeds to completely mature and dry on the plant, then clip off the flowerhead and place in a container.
  • Working over the top of another clean, opened container, rub the flowerheads between the palms, breaking them apart.
  • The small, blackish seeds can be separated from the chaff by first screening and then winnowing.

FAQ

How is Ozark Yellow Coneflower different from other echinaceas?

It is Echinacea paradoxa, much like the pale purple coneflower but with bright golden-yellow blooms. It is native to the Ozark hills of Missouri and Arkansas, where it can be hard to find even locally, yet it is rather easy to grow.

What soil suits Ozark Yellow Coneflower best?

Unlike most coneflowers, this one is at home in fairly dry, rocky ground like that of its native Ozark hills. What it will not tolerate is wet feet: very poorly drained soil and crowded plantings cut air circulation and invite powdery mildew and rots on an otherwise disease-free plant. Sharp drainage matters more here than rich soil.

Is Ozark Yellow Coneflower used medicinally?

Native Americans used it as a traditional medicine, and it is being researched today for its herbal uses.
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