Echinacea purpurea 'Mellow Yellows' - Mellow Yellows Echinacea

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Price: 21.99 - 29.99 (2 variants)

Mellow Yellows Echinacea is a compact native perennial with strong freely branching stems and elongated green foliage. The semi-double flowers open gold and transitions through various shades of yellow as it softens to cream and bloom from through summer to mid fall. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. The flowers attract butterflies and bees, and spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed. Drought tolerant.

Type: | Perennial
Origins: | NA Native Hybrid
Height: | 2' - 2.5'
Spread: | 1' - 1.5’
Spacing: | 1.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 8
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | Yellow
Season of Interest: | Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites. Heat and drought tolerant.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Native Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Liatris, Baby’s Breath, Salvia

IMAGE: Photos by Penn State Flower Trials, Echinacea 'Mellow Yellow (seed)'