Texas Gardening: Coneflowers, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
I would start seeds now. This is about the time the coneflowers are shedding dried seeds and it is natural timing. I find the standard coneflower Echinacea purpurea is hardy. The foliage doesn't die back in this zone over winter and the normal blooming time for mine is in May.

Bobyrd ~ if you are able to keep those bargain plants watered adequately, I would plant them in ground. They will need moisture to get established but once established, they will be drought hardy also.

This volunteer patch was planted behind a barn by the birds...