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#278835 May 6th, 2009 at 04:11 PM
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Does anyone have any of cone flowers in their gardens? Do you have any secrets of the trade? I just bought four of them and am trying to figure out how close to plant them. I might need more :). I was also going to put some violas in front of them for a layered effect and there is a ginko tree behind them. It is a work in progress. But I know nothing about the cone flower other than they are beautiful.


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plant the coneflowers at least 12 inches apart - maybe 18 inches. they'll reseed and you'll end up with a good sized clump in a couple years. you can also purposely plant seeds, too, so you can fill in an area pretty quickly.

did you know that you can make them bloom again by 'deadheading'?? that means that if you cut off the blooms after they die the plant will put up more flowers. i do that through the summer and have blooms almost constantly. the last set i let go to seed and then i collect some (for trades or to start new plants for myself) and the rest i leave for the birds that stay for the winter.


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