#Mellow yellow echinacea full#

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Perennial Habit/Form: Erect Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.

Play Value: Attractive Flowers Attracts Pollinators Colorful Defines Paths Easy to Grow Textural Wildlife Food Source Dimensions: Height: 2 ft.

Attributes: Genus: Echinacea Species: purpurea Family: Asteraceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: United States Wildlife Value: Butterflies, birds and bees are attracted to the flowers.

Tags: #showy flowers #heat tolerant #drought tolerant #yellow flowers #low maintenance #winter interest #rabbit resistant #mass planting #deer resistant #frost tolerant #long bloom time #reseeds #poolside planting #cutting garden #pollinator plant #naturalized area #border front #walkway planting #small group plantings #patio planting #bird friendly #butterfly friendly #bee friendly #container plant See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: It is susceptible to aster yellows disease. Insects, Diseases, or Other Plant Problems: Japanese beetle and leaf spot are occasional problems. Leave some flower heads on to produce winter seeds for the birds. Several pollinators are attracted to the flower, especially butterflies. This is a popular and long-blooming plant for use in the native garden, meadows, pollinator gardens and naturalized areas. Removing spent flowers will encourage reblooming. It is easily propagated by seed and will reseed itself in the garden.

#Mellow yellow echinacea full#

It is drought tolerant once established and can grow in full sun to partial shade. This plant prefers well-drained moist loams but is adaptable to various soil types. Growing to a height of up to 2.5 feet, the flowers bloom from early summer through mid-fall. Opening as a deep mango, the shades progress and mellow through shades of yellow from dark yellow to a canary yellow to a creamy pale yellow. Wondering why there is an 's' at the end of Yellow? 'Mellow Yellows' is a variety of Echinacea purpurea that produces flowers that vary their color as they mature.

'Melllow Yellows' is an herbaceous perennial cultivar coneflower in the Asteraceae (daisy) family of which the parent plant is native to central and eastern USA. Phonetic Spelling ek-in-AY-shee-ah pur-PUR-ee-ah Description