Echinacea Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved
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Echinacea Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved: Lemony Daisies on a Low, Tidy Plant
The first version was good. This one went to the gym, came back a richer yellow and picked up a light fragrance along the way. A coneflower that took its own feedback seriously, which is MORE THAN WE CAN SAY FOR YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Echinacea hybrid 'Balsomemyim'
- Common Name: Coneflower
- Series: Sombrero®, a Proven Winners® perennial
- Height: 46–56 cm (18–22 in)
- Spread: 56–61 cm (22–24 in)
- Flowers: Rich yellow, lightly fragrant petals around a copper cone
- Bloom Time: Early to late summer (June to August)
- Foliage: Dark green, on an upright, sturdy clump
- Features: Good cut flower
- Plant Patent: USPP 30,116
Where to Plant: Its low, tidy habit keeps it in scale with smaller beds, the front of a border or a container on a sunny deck. In a pollinator garden it fills the summer gap between early and late bloomers, and it handles hot, sunny sites with average to dry soil.
Companion Plants: Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii' rises to 120 to 150 cm at the back with blue hoods from August to October. Centaurea 'Amethyst in Snow' adds white and purple flowers at the front from May to July. In between, Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies' carries airy white flowers from June to September. Lemon yellow, blue and white make a fresh, easy planting in sun or part sun.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun to part sun in average, well-drained soil. Wet winter soil is the main thing that kills coneflowers, so improve heavy clay or plant on a slight rise. Water regularly the first season, then only during long dry spells. Deadhead for more flowers. Leave the last seed heads standing for winter, then cut the stems back in early spring. Divide in spring if the clump becomes crowded.
History: The Sombrero® series was bred by Darwin Perennials for compact, well-branched coneflowers that bloom heavily. Coneflowers themselves are native to central and eastern North America, and the genus name comes from the Greek word for hedgehog.
Final Thoughts: Plant it, ignore it, enjoy it. THE UPGRADE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR.
