Echinacea angustifolia
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Echinacea angustifolia, Black Sampson, Narrow Leafed Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinacea
The flower is single with long purple, or rarely white, petals with a spiky central cone. Mid green linear leaves. Medicinal; the root is the part used. This herb has become endangered in the wild from over collection.
Characteristics:
Black Sampson is available to buy online as herb seeds.
Details
Growing
• Indoor Sowing: In spring, into prepared plug trays or pots, cover seeds with perlite. Bottom heat, 18°C, aids germination.
• Outdoor Sowing: In early summer, in a prepared sunny site where the soil is rich and well drained. Thin seedlings to 30cm.
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