What: Unusual white flowers top this choice coneflower selection. Profuse blooms cover Echinacea purpurea “White Swan” from mid-summer to early fall. White Swan coneflower is a bold, sturdy ...

Purple coneflowers are a favorite among many gardeners. Known botanically as Echinacea purpurea, this North American native perennial produces colorful magenta blooms in late summer and is a ...

The echinacea plant is still in use today as a dietary supplement. There are nine species, but only two of them, Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia, are commonly used in supplements.

Echinacea is June’s Plant of the Month. Here’s how to use it by: Donna Hayes Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:41 AM EDT Updated: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:41 AM EDT ...

Echinacea was one of the most widely used medicinal plants by Native American tribes in the Midwest Plains. It was used for treating more illnesses than any other plant.

Echinacea, a native North American plant also known as coneflower or purple coneflower, has long been used medicinally by Native Americans. [1] Supplements often contain parts from one or more ...

To most people, echinacea conjures up a herbal remedy for colds and 'flu - a vital boost to the immune system or a piece of harmless quackery. For gardeners, however, Echinacea purpurea is a ...

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea pallida) was traditionally used for a range of ailments, including infection, snakebite and wounds.

For many years, most of the coneflowers available to home gardeners were derived from Echinacea purpurea, with cultivars that mainly had pink to purple flowers, or white. But there has been a huge ...

2 min read February 6, 2014 - 11:30PM Homelife.com.au Echinacea ...