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CarolineC Joined: 7/14/2007 Location: SE Pennsylvania zone 6b Posts: 393	Posted: Aug/14/2007 10:03 AM PST I have some Coneflowers growing, and I'm just wondering if I can harvest seeds from them. Are the seeds just those middle parts of the flower? Do I just wait until they dry up and then pull it apart? As you can probably tell, I really don't have any experience harvesting flower seeds, so if you have any experience with this, any experience that you can share with these seeds would be much appreciated. Quote \| Reply \| Report

yardgranny6 Joined: 7/05/2007 Location: Posts: 4556 Moderator	Posted: Aug/14/2007 11:42 AM PST I do know that the birds like to pull the seed out and eat them. So I think what you see on top of the stalk are the seeds. What color are the coneflowers? Linda B from SC Quote \| Reply \| Report

CarolineC Joined: 7/14/2007 Location: SE Pennsylvania zone 6b Posts: 393	Posted: Aug/15/2007 5:05 AM PST Thanks Linda B. They are the standard purple Echinacea Coneflowers. So, are the little prickly things on top of the ball the seeds? I pulled some out with tweezers. Is there a proper way to remove them? I guess I'll try planting what I pulled out next year, and see if anything comes of it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

AngelsGarden Joined: 5/30/2006 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 1261	Posted: Aug/15/2007 2:10 PM PST I just grabbed some purple coneflower seeds from out at our church camp grounds. I just broke off the whole seed head. When it is broken in half all of the seeds just come right out. It reminds me of a marigold or a zinnia seed pod. Quote \| Reply \| Report

yardgranny6 Joined: 7/05/2007 Location: Posts: 4556 Moderator	Posted: Aug/15/2007 4:10 PM PST Yep that is a good way to describe them. Quote \| Reply \| Report

CarolineC Joined: 7/14/2007 Location: SE Pennsylvania zone 6b Posts: 393	Posted: Aug/16/2007 5:44 AM PST Thanks. I'll have to try that. Quote \| Reply \| Report

FishinBC Joined: 6/26/2006 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 467	Posted: Sep/03/2007 3:34 AM PST Angel, do you sow them in the garden in the fall or wait till spring? I just pulled oall the seeds heads from my coneflowers. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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