'Echinacea - Purple Cone Flower' Seeds
Echinacea purpurea
 
Perennial to 120cm
Medicinal herb (immunine system boosting properties)
Very fragrant flowers
Prolific large blooms with coned centres
Easy to grow
Drought tolerant
Pest resistant
Good for garden beds, borders and bush gardens
Butterfly and bee attracting
Makes an excellent cut flower
 
Perennial growing to 120cm. Attractive pinkish/purple flowers with cone-shaped centres. Good for beds, borders and bush gardens. The cut flowers keep well in a vase.
 
Medicinal Uses
Echinacea boosts the immune system, increasing the body’s chances of fighting off diseases. It can be used as a preventative at the onset of colds and flu, or to reduce the symptoms and duration of a cold or flu, tonsillitis, bronchitis, hay fever, sinusitis and whooping cough. 
 
Echinacea leaves were used in traditional Native American medicine and were mashed up and prepared as a poultice to treat and relieve insect bites and stings as well minor burns and skin wounds.   Echinacea roots were also chewed to help relieve sore throats, colds, flu and toothache.  Extracts obtained from this species of Echinacea are commonly used in modern commercial cold and flu relief tablets in combination with other ingredients.  Echinacea used medicinally may cause gastrointestinal upset and can cause severe reactions including anaphylaxis, asthma attacks or skin rashes in people who are allergic to it, so care should be taken if using it.
 
Here's a useful blog on using echinacea, to get you started
 
13 Ways To Use Echinacea As A Natural Remedy
 
This medicinal information is general in nature and should not be relied upon. It is not advice. Do your own research and seek expert advice before ingesting any plant.
 
Beneficial
Echinacea will help to attract a range of beneficial insect predators and pollinators to your garden.