Echinacea Sombrero® Granada Gold
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Echinacea Sombrero® Granada Gold: Pure Gold for the Hot Driveway Strip
Golden yellow petals on almost black stems, like somebody wore their best jewellery with a little black dress. This coneflower is dressed for a gala and planted in your front yard. THE NEIGHBOURS WILL ASSUME YOU HIRED SOMEBODY.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Echinacea hybrid 'Balsomold'
- Common Name: Coneflower
- Series: Sombrero®, a Proven Winners® perennial
- Height: 46–56 cm (18–22 in)
- Spread: 56–61 cm (22–24 in)
- Flowers: Golden yellow petals around an orange cone
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer (June to August)
- Foliage: Very dark green on sturdy, dark stems
- Features: Salt tolerant, good cut flower
Where to Plant: Put it at the front or middle of a sunny border, or use it as a filler in a large container. It tolerates salt and heat, so a hot spot by the driveway is fair game.
Companion Plants: Plant 'Granada Gold' in a sunny, dry bed with pink in spring and red pinks and catchfly in summer. Aubrieta 'Rock On Pink' carpets the front at 10 to 15 cm with bright pink flowers from April to June. Silene Forged By Fire™ adds bright red stars at 38 to 45 cm in May and June. Dianthus Fruit Punch® 'Maraschino' brings double cherry-red pinks at 23 to 28 cm from June to August. Panicum virgatum rises behind at 90 to 150 cm in flower.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun to part sun in average, well-drained soil. Heavy clay should be loosened so water doesn't sit around the crown over winter. Water regularly the first season, then only in long dry spells. Deadhead through summer for more flowers. Leave the last seed heads for the birds, then cut back in early spring. Divide in spring if the clump gets crowded after a few years.
History: The Sombrero® series was developed by Darwin Perennials to give coneflowers a compact, well-branched habit and heavy flowering. Its parents trace back to North American coneflowers, which grow wild on prairies and in open woods.
Final Thoughts: Tough on salt, drought and deer, easy on the eyes. STRIKE GOLD, NO PROSPECTING REQUIRED.