Echinacea, for example, is an easy flower for saving seeds. Cut the head off the flower, dry it in a paper bag, and once dry, clean and count the seeds. “You can decide where they go,” said Finch.

Echinacea, for example, is an easy flower for saving seeds. Cut the head off the flower, dry it in a paper bag, and once dry, clean and count the seeds. “You can decide where they go,” said Finch.

Brown seed heads with the petals fallen off, ... For seeds like these echinacea that are born in tight seed heads, I find it easier to remove the entire seed head before I start to clean and harvest.