Basic Herbs 6: Echinacea

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Welcome back to Basic Herbs 101. This week we are tackling our 6th herb, echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia, E. purpurea, E. pallida). Typically known, echinacea is a tea or tincture that is used for respiratory issues.

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I love using echinacea in tea blends or tinctures. There are great recipes for usage for when you may feel specific symptoms or want to prevent specific illnesses, which we will get to later in this post.

We know that echinacea is a great tool for all around cold and flu purposes, but what should it be used for? All that and more in today’s post dedicated to echinacea.

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Check out this article praising the benefits of echinacea and how it can help us.

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Starting indoors:

• a larger pot is better 3+ gallons

• plant inside 10-12 weeks before the last frost

• water the pots thoroughly first and ensure there is a lot of drainage available!

• place seeds on top, cover lightly and firm.

• 6-12 hours of sunlight is best

• you can grow echinacea in pots, but a larger pot is better for more flowers to grow if you plan on harvesting! Having a larger bed for them may be a better option on the porch in sunny conditions.

• needs to be kept moist, plan accordingly here as well.

• enjoy your beautiful flowers.