There's a hundred and one great reasons to fill the garden with Coneflowers. They're gorgeous, easy to grow, come in bright, beautiful colors...If you believe everything you read, they're an easy cure for the common cold.
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Wanna know my favorite reason? They're my rain gauge. I stick them into every garden bed I have. Less waterwise than other xeric plants, when their big pink flowers begin to droop I see that it's high time everybody needs a drink.
Fear not. Coneflowers bounce back after a good drenching. The orange variety seems to be the happiest in dry conditions.
I love my coneflowers, and last year I had a MESS of seedlings from one plant. A lot weathered the winter, and I have my own little coneflower garden now.
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I love the cornflower, Echinacia. I use it to boost my immune system. I love how you use it as a rain gage, did not know that.
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