"To collect coneflower seeds by hand, wait until the flower heads turn brown and the petals fall off," she says. "Then, grasp the base of the flower head and give it a firm shake over a paper bag ...

When left in place, the coneflower’s bristly seed heads hang on into winter, giving finches a natural food source. To make ...

in reference to the bristly scales of the dried seed head. The most common coneflower used in perennial gardens is Echinacea purpurea, plain old purple coneflower. It is a native plant and ...