| The coneflower or the Herb Echinacea has
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| | coneflowers, the Pale Purple coneflower
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| caused a great splash with gardeners and
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| | and the Purple coneflower. The pale
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| herbalists in the past couple of years.
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| | purple coneflower is 3-6 inches in
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| There have been many studies done in
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| | diameter. It is best situated in sunny
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| Germany which seems to support the ideas
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| | sites with good drainage. It is found in
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| that the coneflower does indeed boost the
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| | the Midwest and south to Louisiana.
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| immune system. Gardeners love the Herb
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| | These three feet tall plants start their
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| Echinacea because of it hardiness and
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| | blooming in July and will last until the
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| long blooming season July through fall.
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| | frost months.
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| Herbalists love it for its medicinal
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| | The Purple Coneflower, known for its
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| qualities. The plant was named from the
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| | medicinal qualities is the most widely
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| Greek "echinos" meaning Hedgehog. It is
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| | used of the species. Most gardeners make
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| believed that they named it that for its
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| | use of this Echinacea herb. This is a big
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| sharp and pointy flower bracts. The
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| | plant, three to four feet tall with large
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| conical center is why it is called
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| | flowers about four to six inches in
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| Coneflower. In addition, gardeners love
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| | diameter. The flowers are quite lovely
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| the fact that the Herb Echinacea attracts
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| | with reddish purple petals tipped in
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| birds and butterflies.
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| | green. The centers are orange and there
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| There are nine species of the coneflower.
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| | petals will droop. They are so droopy
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| All of them are native to North America.
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| | that in the Ozarks their name is droopy.
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| We will be examining four of the species
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| | There leaves can be jagged or smooth and
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| that are widely available. You can
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| | are a medium green color. Many florists
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| choose one coneflower or mix it up with
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| | use these in their arrangements because
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| two or three to make it more interesting.
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| | of their durable stalks.
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| For a smaller coneflower (10 to 24
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| | The Herb Echinacea was revered by the
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| inches) choose the Black Sampson variety.
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| | Native Americans and in Montana they are
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| The plant grows from the Canadian border
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| | alarmed that it is being over harvested.
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| south, all the way to Texas. The stems
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| | They used the coneflower to treat health
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| of this plant are hairy, with narrow
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| | problems like respiratory infections and
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| leaves and rose pink flowers. This is the
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| | snakebites. In the 19th century Echinacea
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| smallest of the Echinacea species. The
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| | was use to purify blood. It was also
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| flowers are 2 ½ to 3 inches in diameter
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| | used to treat dizziness. In the next
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| when in full bloom.
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| | century, before the use of antibiotics,
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| The research on the Herb Echinacea
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| | it was used to treat colds and flu. Now
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| suggests that the medicinal qualities of
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| | it is popular in treating upper
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| the Echinacea are in the roots.
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| | respiratory illness. It is becoming
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| Unfortunately, mass collection of the
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| | increasing popular in reducing itch and
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| Black Sampson has endangered it.
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| | to soothe the skin.
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| Tennessee Coneflower is also on the
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| | If using the Herb Echinacea for medicinal
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| endangered list. This coneflower only
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| | purposes it is best used in its fresh
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| grows in central Tennessee and the U.S.
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| | state. The plant must grow for three
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| Fish and Wildlife agency licenses the
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| | years before the roots become beneficial.
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| nurseries planning on selling this
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| | If you are buying the Herb Echinacea from
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| species. This Herb Echinacea will grow
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| | a health food store, chew a small piece
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| two or 3 feet.. The leaves are a darkish
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| | first. If it does not numb your tongue
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| green with flowers that are a deep pink
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| | and you don't produce more saliva, the
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| with green centers and upturned petals.
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| | roots are either too old or improperly
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| As noted above, the nurseries must be
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| | dried. It is not healthy to ingest
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| licensed, so look to the internet for
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| | Echinacea over a long period of time.
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| sources.
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| | Give your immune system a break so you do
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| There are two kinds of purple
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| | not build up a tolerance for Echinacea.
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