{"title":"Echinacea","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"echinacea-purple-coneflower-echinacea-purpurea","title":"Echinacea, Purple Coneflower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEchinacea, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEchinacea, also known as Purple Coneflower, is a perennial herb with beautiful eye-catching purple flowers that give the plant it's name. It is a great plant for attracting pollinating insects like bees and butterflies! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA member of the Daisy family of plants, Echinacea purpurea is native to North America, specifically the Eastern portion of the continent along the Appalachian Mountain range, in the Ozarks, and in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys respectively. It can be found nestled in dry open woods, prairies, and barren fields. This is a gorgeous native plant that is great for any garden from the eastern seaboard to the west coast.. Grow your own and enjoy the natural beauty of America's most impressive wild flora at home!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plant is both a beautiful ornamental as well as a respected and revered medicinal herb. Generally both the flowers and leaves are harvested when plants first begin to bloom. The roots as well can be harvested in the fall for medicinal purpose. It contains polysaccahrides, glycoproteins, and caffeic acid analogues that help promote an overall immune system boosting effect. Like similar plants in it's family, the Purple Coneflower can be used externally as a poultice for bug bites, sunburn, and skin rashes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sow Exotic","offers":[{"title":"Medium Coconut Coir Pot","offer_id":44437658140807,"sku":"B3-C4-ECH-M","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/9743\/2967\/files\/purple-coneflower-echinacea-echinacea-purpurea.png?v=1775841220"},{"product_id":"50-white-coneflower-echinacea-purpurea-flower-seeds","title":"Echinacea","description":"\u003cp\u003e50 WHITE CONEFLOWER Echinacea Purpurea Flower Seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNAME: White Coneflower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSCIENTIFIC NAME: Echinacea Purpurea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCOLOR: White\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost \/ Fall \/ Cold stratify \/ Indoors weeks before last frost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLANT SPACING: 18 - 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBLOOM TIME: Summer - Frost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOIL \u0026amp; WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQUANTITY: 50 Seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOTHER: Attracts bees, birds, \u0026amp; butterflies. The lovely white color of these Coneflowers looks great paired with the traditional Purple Coneflowers, providing a wonderful color compliment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seedville USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489518481543,"sku":"1078","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/9743\/2967\/files\/echinacea.webp?v=1776809196"},{"product_id":"echinacea-purpurea","title":"Echinacea Purpurea","description":"\u003cp\u003eEchinacea purpurea, also known as Coneflower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Echinacea of the family Asteraceae. Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always, purple in the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchinacea is a hardy perennial that perfers full sun to part shade and fertile, well-drained soil. Use as a cut flower, dried, in beds, in a cottage garden design, and as a medical herb. Direct sow in the fall of the previous year for mid-summer bloom or as soon as the soil can be worked for late summer bloom.  Ecinacea can be started indoors, 8-10 weeks before planting date. Harvest seeds in flowers open. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchinacea should be of particular interest during the cold and flu season when you are exposed to these illnesses on a regular basis. When used correctly it is the closest thing to a cure for the common cold.  According to herbwisdom.com. Echinacea stimulates the overall activity of the cells responsible for fighting all kinds of infection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike antibiotics, which directly attack bacteria, echinacea makes our own immune cells more efficient at attacking bacteria, viruses and abnormal cells, including cancer cells. It increases the number and activity of immune system cells including anti-tumor cells, promotes T-cell activation, stimulates new tissue growth for wound healing and reduces inflammation in arthritis and inflammatory skin conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchinacea purpurea is one plant that should be in everyone's garden!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seattle Seed Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44526408859783,"sku":"sku-39686495502544","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/9743\/2967\/files\/echinacea_2021__80119.png?v=1777045072"}],"url":"https:\/\/liveaquaponics.com\/collections\/echinacea.oembed","provider":"Live Aquaponics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}