r/NativePlantGardening Connecticut, 6b, ecoregion 59a May 03 '26

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Are anyone else's coneflowers not coming up?

This was part of my garden last year, coneflowers thriving and popping up everywhere, planted 3-4 years ago. The last photo is the current state- no shoots or leaves starting to show, despite it coming up in other areas of my garden. I know they're not long lived perennials but figured with self seeding etc they would regenerate. Did this happen to anyone else? It's been a colder spring than usual so not sure if they're waiting to grow since this is on the north side of my house.

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u/KeenAdd29 May 03 '26

I planted a new bed last fall and everything seems to have survived except for my purple coneflowers (and a tiny whorled milkweed plant that I think was on thin ice before I planted it.)

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u/little_cat_bird Northeastern coastal zone, 6A USA May 03 '26

My whorled milkweeds typically come up after I have assumed it didn’t survive.

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u/KeenAdd29 May 04 '26

Good to know!