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Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflower Echinacea hybrid

Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
2' 20" 61cm 51cm
Height: 18" - 2'
Spread: 16" - 20"
Height: 46cm - 61cm
Spread: 41cm - 51cm
  • Details

    18 - 24 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    46cm - 61cm
    41cm - 51cm
    41cm - 51cm

    Features

    Rich yellow flowers are produced above dark green leaves. Flowers age to creamy yellow. Leave the flowers intact into winter to watch birds come to eat!

    Fragrant Flower
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Spread: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer through Fall
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grow in sunny and hot locations with well-drained soils. Tolerates light shade, but best performance is in full sun. Drought tolerant once established.

    Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Echinacea hybrid USPP 32,104, Can PBRAF
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    • This flower thrives in 8-9 hours of full sun. Use with only organic soil conditioners and water frequently in summer weather with temperatures above 85 degrees F. Prunning is a little mystery and not an exact science, so work it from trial and error.

      John R Lammers
      , New York
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
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