Other names:
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower, blacksamson echinacea
Description:
Echinacea should not be taken by people with progressive systemic and auto-immune disorders, connective tissue disorders, or related diseases.
It should not be used with immune-suppressants or hepatotoxic drugs and has the potential to interfere with anaesthesia.
Cultivation:
Echinacea, commonly called Purple Coneflower, is a genus of nine species of herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae. All are strictly native to eastern and central North America. The plants have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer.
Plant info:
Acoraceae
Plant Longevity:
Perennial
Tags: herbs, alternative medicine, Echinacea, Echinacea Augustifolia,