Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflower (Echinacea hybrid)
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How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
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Color Coded® 'Yellow My Darling' Coneflower is a vibrant perennial that adds a burst of sunshine to your garden. Its rich yellow flowers create a striking contrast against the dark green foliage, and as the flowers mature, they transition to an elegant creamy yellow. With a generous number of petals, these blooms last for an extended period, ensuring lasting color and interest. Perfect for borders, containers, landscapes, and mass plantings, this variety is also great as a cut and dried flower. A true pollinator magnet, 'Yellow My Darling' continues to offer late summer interest, and its seed heads provide valuable food for birds throughout late fall and winter.
- 18-24 inches tall and 16-20 inches wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 4-8, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Space plants 16-20 inches apart for best results
- Produces fragrant, creamy yellow flowers mid to late summer
- Maintains green foliage spring to frost
- Great for borders, containers, landscapes, mass planting, cut and dried flowers
- Attracts bees and butterflies while resisting deer
- Native to North America, drought tolerant
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners® Continuous Release Fertilizer in spring. Grows best in consistently moist, well-drained soil and full sun. Cut back after flowering to encourage them to rebloom in early fall.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
- Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
- Quart perennials are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 0.65 Gallon perennials are 6-14 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon perennials are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Perennials shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; perennials shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom
