(Before the end of January is ideal.) Place them on top of damp, but not wet, soil. The older it gets, the better it gets.įor first-year blooms, sow the seeds right after you receive them, especially if you live in a short-season climate. And it makes itself at home in less-than perfect conditions, including heat, humidity, drought, and poor soil. As a selection of the native American species, it is naturally disease and pest resistant. Mellow Yellows attracts honeybees and butterflies into the garden, and is valuable source of nectar for pollinators. Be sure to let the final blooms dry out on the plant, so that songbirds can come feast on those seed-filled cones. It usually begins blooming about midsummer (the first year may be later), and continues into fall. Every time you look, there's an interesting play of colors going on with these long-lasting daisies.Īnd Mellow Yellows is compact enough for containers, giving you another option if you are short on sunny garden space or want to bring the flower garden to nose-level on the patio, deck, or balcony. The blooms range from rich gold to yellow, primrose, and even cream.

Reaching just under 3 feet tall and only about 15 inches wide, this plant is nicely branched and very free-flowering. Mellow Yellows is a fantastic new Coneflower (Echinacea) that blooms the first year from seed, then just gets better and better.

Mellow yellow coneflower