Coneflowers are reliable flowering landscape plants that fit in any yard. They come in a wide variety of bloom colors, ranging from purple to pink, red, yellow, and even orange or white.
If you’ve recently bought a bunch of new echinaceas to add to your garden, you might think, ‘when to transplant coneflowers?’ Also, do coneflowers need sun or shade?
When Should Coneflowers Be Transplanted?
Coneflowers are popular plants that are usually available to buy as seedlings or mature plants in nearby plant nurseries and garden centers. The attractive, cone-shaped, and bi-colored flowers may have caught your eye, and now you’re thinking of where and when you should transplant your coneflowers.
Echinacea and its many varieties tend to follow the same rule of transplanting as other plants. This means that they can be introduced outside in your yard or garden in spring and once the danger of frost has passed. When temperatures start to warm up, you should get ready to transplant your coneflowers to your garden and give them a permanent home.
Spring transplanting is best for coneflowers as it gives them time to establish their root systems once introduced to the ground. Do it right and you’ll have pretty blooms coming out in the summer season.
Alternatively, coneflowers may also be transplanted or moved in early fall. Just make sure that you move your echinaceas several weeks before the first frost is expected in your region so your plants can prepare for the winter.
Aside from the season, there’s also the matter of picking the right time of the day to transplant coneflowers. Plants get stressed when they’re moved in late morning or afternoon, so it’s best to wait until early evening, or in the morning before the sun is out.
That said, it’s not advisable to carry out transplanting tasks in the summer season since there’s a high chance that your echinaceas can get transplant shock. The younger your coneflowers are the more likely they’ll get stressed, so make sure to wait until the temperatures are cooler and provide plenty of water as well.
How to Transplant Coneflowers Outside the Garden
