Echinacea purpurea
Applying in medicine
roots (Echinacea radix), leaves (Echinacea folium), herb (Echinacea herb)
Most important active substances
echinacin, echinacoside (not in E. purpurea), in E. angustifolia additional cynarin;
polysaccharide, alkylamide, phenolcarbonsäureesther, volatile oil, phytosterin, 5-9 % inulin
Most important usages
supportive therapy for colds and chronic infections of the respiratory tract and urinary tract, as a supportive treatment for severe febrile infections
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 3,0 – 4,0
Seed demand for drilling: spring 2-5 kg /ha
Demand for plantation: spring 9 plants/m²
Distance between the rows: 40 – 50 cm
Harvest
flowering herb; roots in the first or second year
Sorts and variety
Quickly grow variety with high contents of active substances
Germination - Greg Boyle - 20 March 2017
As close to 100% Germination as makes no difference,there is a cold front coming in so the seedlings vigor will be tested as they are in an unheated glasshouse, my feeling is that it will do them good