How to collect and store coneflower seeds

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Learn how to collect and store coneflower seeds so you can grow more coneflowers or share them with friends and family. The best way to know if your coneflower seeds are ready to be collected is to "listen for the crackle" sound that the center of the flower makes when you squeeze it between your fingers. This means that the coneflower is dried enough that the seeds are ready to collect.
Coneflower seeds are easy to collect and sow in your garden. Although they will begin to grow in the first season, they may take 2-3 years to actually produce blooms.
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@sbffsbrarbrr 11 ай бұрын

I've actually taken the whole heads and buried them. It took two years before anything came up but I finally got a couple of really large clusters that I'll be splitting this year.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! I've always wondered if that works.

@rachealkeith8376 14 күн бұрын

I found some out on a walk and the were only 2 flowers so I want to keep as much as I can. Thank you

@pattymoore9461 2 жыл бұрын

Put them in a coffee container and shake really hard and you won't have to deal with getting poked. 😊

@blueroan1000 Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

@nicolemazza1971 11 ай бұрын

That’s what I do. No more stuck fingers!

@amythurman7604 18 күн бұрын

Brilliant!

@maryannferencak3799 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Amy! I was looking at my coneflowers yesterday and thinking about collecting seeds. I'll harvest some and leave some for the birds.

@withthelanges 19 күн бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! This is EXACTLY the information I was looking for :)

@PlantGuild Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Quick and to the point. I always appreciate it when things don’t go right when demonstrating and the presenter just rolls with it. I pulled my coneflower heads this month after it was covered in 1+foot of snow for 5 months so I’m going to be planting them this month since they had a nice natural cold stratification with the blanket of snow. Happy Spring to you!

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Happy spring!

@marygibson4468 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great video. It really helps.

@glennsmith2232 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the super information you make this easy for me

@alicesmith6750 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, now I know what to listen for.

@proudamerican7662 2 жыл бұрын

I learned the hard way! Needles

@pennybags9635 9 күн бұрын

Thank you

@meuandthelot Жыл бұрын

I'll bet this year was loaded. Thank you for making and sharing this video.

@blueroan1000 Жыл бұрын

Very good video! Thanks for helping people learn how to and when to plant the seeds.

@sharonlembo6719 Жыл бұрын

thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

@npeace312 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I'm growing them for the first time and wasn't sure when to harvest the seeds.

@lindaford624 Жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!

@thomasfrank1227 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great video

@wildlandfarmstead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great video

@rebeccazody1278 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kellymarquardt6888 11 ай бұрын

8:00 pm 8/23. You can also winter sow. I am in zone 4 so I fill my jugs end of February and add seeds and then put in a snow bank. I get to see how many will germinate. Most perennials establish roots and grow and don’t bloom until the next year .

@VloeiendVlaams Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tammyrenee64 Жыл бұрын

The Mexican sunflower seeds will poke you too🌻💙🌻

@marlenetownsend5166 Жыл бұрын

Video is well done 👍 thanks

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@am3m41c8 2 жыл бұрын

Hello new friend keep doing videos sending full support

@PrettyPurpleDoor 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend 🙏🏻

@womanofwazo 20 күн бұрын

❤

@kwaks1979 11 ай бұрын

Our coneflowers are flowering and we planted them in July.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 11 ай бұрын

from seed?

@adoptada12 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this video. Would you recommend planting these seeds right now as it gets closer to Fall? Thanks!

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Yes. They need cold stratification to germinate so plant them in the fall 😊

@feltig 3 жыл бұрын

I think you may be the first person dumb this down for me!!! I came looking to find a video on ratibida pinnata harvest...any ideas since I can’t find info. Would appreciate and subscribing & setting notifications.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Ratibida seeds are easy to collect, but it's slightly different from this type of coneflower. Let the seed head and a bit of the stem dry on the plant to be sure the seeds are ripe (like in the video). Ripened seeds are easily rubbed off into a bowl or such. The small(ish) seed will be tan in color with a dark spot near the center.

@1rstjames 11 ай бұрын

🌾🌿

@adriankap2978 11 ай бұрын

Today I took some spent cones and tried to harvest seeds. However I didn't have the cone that you discarded after the seeds were taken off. Does that mean they aren't true coneflower seeds or the grower made them to only be an annual? If that makes sense. Mine are a red orange flower vs the purple purpurea that I'll be trying next once the cones are black. I'm still very new to gardening in general so I'm learning from video's like yours so thank you! and those little stinkers are sharp. Ouch! I did what I thought might be seeds however I did just put the cone debris in an empty planter to see what happens.

@nickpate8652 2 жыл бұрын

Can this be done with any coneflower? Like the other color/hybrid ones?

@meuandthelot Жыл бұрын

Yes, but they may not grow true, bloom the same color if hybrids. Still great though

@dianepelletier574 2 жыл бұрын

The seed is white and not brown according to other videos I have viewed.

@jburke603 Жыл бұрын

I've always read that echinacea purpurea doesn't bloom until year two, usually :)

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Nice, but have you tried it personally? I've had some bloom in the first year after cold stratification.

@jburke603 Жыл бұрын

@@PrettyPurpleDoor I have! This is year two and I have a blooms now. I didn't know it was possible year one but I'm glad! I live in southern California so bee that's why.

@Starlyyte Жыл бұрын

The seeds look like marigold seeds.

@nicolemazza1971 11 ай бұрын

Do I have to wait til they turn black? The birds always get all the seeds when I leave them to turn. Can I skip them and allow them to dry out in a paper bag?

@MariMari-vq8hl 11 ай бұрын

First year I’ve planted coneflowers (bought then at Lowe’s) but I “marked” the ones I like to save with a string (for their color but I’m not sure if they will bloom the same color or not since I’m not sure if they’re “hybrids”) but what I’ve seen done to collect other type of flowering seeds are placing little organza/mess bags over that coneflower bloom so that it’s still breathable, seeds won’t fly away, and protected from birds until you harvest by enclosing it and gently tying the ribbons closed 😊

@victoryfirst2878 10 ай бұрын

What is the difference when one picks the coneheads and some are way heavier and others are real light ??

@PrettyPurpleDoor 9 ай бұрын

Heavier ones are probably not dried out yet

@victoryfirst2878 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. @@PrettyPurpleDoor

@nurmayantcoates9436 11 ай бұрын

I tried to collect and planted but unfortunately none of them grow

@sansidaan2039 Жыл бұрын

Can you replant the seeds straight away if it's still mid season?

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Sure that's how nature does things.

@howard977 Жыл бұрын

l use pliers to remove chaff and seeds while using gloves.

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea. I just put them in a brown lunch bag, let them dry out and shake the bag 😊

@caroltillietmo6889 3 жыл бұрын

But you are mistaken, those are not the seeds! It the little wood looking pods things that are the seeds. You should watch other videos on collecting the seeds.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can bury the whole piece and you will get new coneflowers. No need to spend the time to break them down. I have dozens of coneflowers from seed using this method.

@rmartinie Жыл бұрын

Tytyty 👍🏻😊👌🏻

@PrettyPurpleDoor Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bonetaparrish1714 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering what the plant is on your other side?

@PrettyPurpleDoor 2 жыл бұрын

That's called Blackberry Lily or sometimes leopard lily. It's Already Done blooming in this video. When it stops blooming the seed pods turn into little black circles that look like blackberries

@stacylesniewski107 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, would you like some sent?

@PrettyPurpleDoor 3 жыл бұрын

What kind do you have?

@stacylesniewski107 3 жыл бұрын

@@PrettyPurpleDoor red

@stacylesniewski107 3 жыл бұрын

Sent you a pic on FB

@blueroan1000 Жыл бұрын

@@stacylesniewski107 Hi Stacy. I only have the pink ones and would love some seeds from the red. How do I get them from you?

@stacylesniewski107 Жыл бұрын

@@blueroan1000 I'll have to collect more seeds this year. I didn't have a great germ rate and I may have collected too soon. Can you message me on FB?