ECHINACEA PURPUREA MAGNUS CONEFLOWER Perennial Flower color: Lavender – Rose Echinacea is an excellent pollinator plant. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and more. They are hardy, drought-tolerant, and long-blooming. After the flower is done, the flower head is very attractive and feeds birds. They grow well in zones 3 – 8, but in colder climates, they may need a little bit of winter protection their first year. Once established, they are rugged and hardy. Grows up to 40″ tallFlower up to 6″ acrossLight: Full sun or partial shade. But will do better in full sun. Water: They can tolerate drought but will do better with regular waterSoil: Prefers a well draining soil Plating seeds: Indoors:While you can have success without it, some people recommend to give seeds cold stratification for 30 days, before being planted. I normally do without and with stratification and I don’t see much difference. Sow seeds at 1/4″ deep. Germination in about 20 daysKeep soil moist but no soggy, at about 68 F.Plant outside after danger of frost. Outdoors:After 30 days of cold stratification plant outside. (sometimes I don’t do stratification, and to be honest, I don’t see much difference in germination rate) Thank you for looking at this ad. Please, if you can look at my other items.