Coneflower/Echinacea

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant coneflower-echinacea.

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Coneflower/Echinacea 3a Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety) Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 3b Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety) Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 4a Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 4b Not recommended Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 5a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 5b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 6a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 6b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 7a Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 7b Not recommended Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 8a Not recommended Not recommended On/around March 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 8b Not recommended Not recommended On/around March 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 9a Not recommended Not recommended On/around Feb. 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 9b Not recommended Not recommended On/around Feb. 15 (after last frost) 1-2 feet (depending on variety)
Plant as needed for landscaping purposes.
Coneflower/Echinacea 10a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Coneflower/Echinacea 10b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Coneflower/Echinacea 11a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Coneflower/Echinacea 11b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended

* Perennial. Coneflowers can take several years to produce flowers when grown from seed, so seedlings are recommended.