🌸 Every Echinacea plant (purple cone flower) in this video was started from seeds for my garden. They are perennials, and once established, Echinaceas are remarkably self-sufficient — thriving through summer stress while continuing to flower. 🌿 Echinaceas are pollinator powerhouses, producing nectar and pollen over a long season that supports native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects when many other plants have already faded. 🐦 As flowers age and go to seed, they transition from pollin