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Title: Echinacea - our lovely flower is now the source of a wonder drug
Post by: ideasguy on June 25, 2007, 02:02:28 PM

I scanned this article from todays Daily Express.

http://www.flowergenie.co.uk/temp/echinacea2.jpg

Title: Re: Echinacea - our lovely flower is now the source of a wonder drug
Post by: Palustris on June 25, 2007, 03:13:58 PM

So they tell us. Been growing them for ages 'cos I likes them, but never tried the by product. Every other study by the way has found no benefit from taking Echinacea extract. Now if I could just keep White Swan alive I would be happier.

Title: Re: Echinacea - our lovely flower is now the source of a wonder drug
Post by: ideasguy on June 25, 2007, 03:42:35 PM

I have my first ones growing now, from seed by our friends on the forum Andre - (Greenfinger) and Harry (noideasman)
Sowed them last year (2006), and planted them out in spring 2007.
Pink variety only (I think). I'm looking forward to seeing them in my garden. Have yours made a clump? What kind of spread can I expect?
I take it from your comments that 'White Swan' is more challenging?

Title: Re: Echinacea - our lovely flower is now the source of a wonder drug
Post by: Palustris on June 25, 2007, 05:34:46 PM

The ones we have (various names and shades of pink) have been in for a couple of seasons at most. They are about a foot across, clump wise. Don't know why White Swan does not survive, it looks a robust enough plant in other peeps gardens, but in ours, it jest fades away!