Echinacea purpurea Mellow Yellows

Description

Eye-catching large flowers daisy-like flowers with drooping petals that reveal domed yellow-orange centres appear on stiff stems from June to September and beyond. Echinacea purpurea Mellow Yellows is a strain with flowers from rich cream to bright yellow. Plant supplied at random. This Lakota coneflower is shorter than many other varieties, making it a valuable addition to the middle of a border. It is a tough plant, and, like other coneflowers, is long-flowering and will cope well with adverse weather conditions, except drought. Try it dotted through the middle of a sunny, mixed border or in bold drifts among grasses where it will extend the season of interest. It dies down below ground level in winter before shooting again in the spring.

The flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators.  If you leave the seed heads, birds find them a valuable food source over winter. Many people claim medicinal and herbal benefits of Echinacea and it is included in foods for small animals (guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc). If you are planning to use Echinacea herbally, medicinally or for animal food please carry out thorough research into suitability and methodology.

More Details:

Family: Compositae 
Syn:
Common Name: Coneflower
Native: N. America
Height x Spread: 60cm x 45cm (24″ x 18″)
Soil Type: Fertile, Humus rich, Well Drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Aspect: Sunny
UK Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Time: June – August
Flower Colour: Yellow
Foliage Colour: Green