Echinacea purpurea - Cone flower

continental : Watering will be regular by using 1-2 glasses of water, but not often, only when the climate is arid or the ground dries out very much. Average watering occurs every 1-2 weeks.

alpine : The ground should be wet every 2-3 weeks, only when it is clearly dry; if the climate is very harsh it is best to water it. The recommended doses are 0-1 glasses of water.

mediterranean : Every 0-1 weeks water the plant, waiting for the soil to dry completely between one watering and the other, generally using about 2-3 glasses of water.

continental : Plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
The Echinacea purpurea is a very rustic plant, which can be grown in the garden all year round.

alpine : These plants need to be cultivated in a place exposed to direct sunrays.
The Echinacea purpurea is grown in the garden year round, it can stand the cold.

mediterranean : These plants love very sunny places, being exposed to direct sunrays even for many hours a day.
The Echinacea purpurea is planted in full ground in the garden, it can stand the cold.

Feed Echinacea purpurea : During the wintry months many perennial plants are in vegetative rest, therefore they don’t need fertilizing.

Adversity Echinacea purpurea : A treatment with a fungicide based on sulphur and copper is usually used at the end of the Winter, to discourage the rising of the most common diseases.

Echinacea purpurea - Rudbechia, Echinacea rossa