Flowering period of Echinacea

The flowering period of Echinacea is mostly from June to July every year. Some artificially cultivated varieties can bloom in May and October every year, and the flowering period can be as long as 1-2 months. Basically, the flowering period of Echinacea is very long, which can exceed 60 days, and a single flower can open for more than 30 days

Method for controlling flowering period of Echinacea

If you want Echinacea to blossom according to the needs of farmers, you can mainly adopt two methods during breeding, sowing by stages, and pruning in time after flowering. These two methods can prolong the flowering period of Echinacea and improve its ornamental ability

Sowing by stages is to choose different sowing time. Sowing in autumn, you can enjoy the beautiful flowers of Echinacea from April to may in the next spring; Echinacea, which is sown in early spring, can bloom from July to August; Echinacea, which is sown in May, can bloom in September; Echinacea planted in June can bloom in October. Basically, by changing the sowing time of Echinacea, you can change the flowering time, so that you can enjoy the flowers of Echinacea in different seasons

Pruning in time can sometimes make Echinacea bloom twice. After flowering, cut off the remaining flowers of Echinacea and strengthen water and fertilizer management, you can bloom again. It is generally pruned after flowering in April May, and can bloom again in July August. After flower pruning in June can bloom again in October

In addition, spraying some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer solution during flowering can make its flower color gorgeous and remove dead leaves when necessary after flowering< span>