09/18/2026
💐Coneflower (Echinacea) 🌿🦌is a plant that has been used as a traditional healing aid for years! In the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Pawnee people, it has historical use of treating swelling, toothaches, earaches, pain, and burns. In Appalachia folk history, the flower is believed to have been planted by spirits of Native Americans, and would only grow in areas that were sacred or once served as a battleground.
It is occasionally called Elk Root, due to the belief that elk will eat the root in order to heal themselves.
How To Care For Your Elk Root⛰-
-6-8hrs of direct sunlight
-loose, well draining soils
-Deadhead during the summer and early fall, the seeds preserve well to plant next spring, but you can leave the deadheads in late fall because birds will feed off of them through the winter
-Usually Echinacea is deer resistant because it causes their tongues to tickle, but this year due to the drought it may be less so.
Drop by Ivy Corner Garden Center to pick up your own variety of echinacea today! While we cannot recommend any sort of edibility or medical usage of the plant, we do recommend you enjoy your late fall gardening season!
