Allow four to eight weeks from germination to transplant of the plugs or cells. Seeds will germinate in two to three weeks and grow quickly from that point, so be sure to plan for supplemental light if started in winter. Winter, late winter and early spring are the obvious best times to schedule this first year-flowering plant, though in controlled conditions it can be sown successfully year-round. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs. Keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) at temperatures of about 68F (20C). Mellow Yellows is a rapidly germinating variety. General sowing recommendation is 2 to 3 seeds per cell in a 72-cell tray.
MELLOW YELLOW ECHINACEA FULL
Grow in full sun-loves heat and can stand the humidity of the Midwest and South.Īpproximately 270 seeds per gram. Quite heat and drought tolerant as plants settle in. Provide regular moisture until well established.
Mellow Yellows tolerates a range of soil types. Plants generally bloom June through September/October. Mature plant height should be in the range of 28- to 36-in. If so, Mellow Yellows will fit seamlessly into your perennial program. Most perennial growers have protocols in place for Magnus Superior, Ruby Star, Green Twister, etc. Seed-grown Echinacea purpurea hybrids have a vigor and hardiness that may be lacking in TC-produced plants. The plant is also vigorous, sturdy and first year-flowering from seed. The plants will vary in flower color, as well as height, but there will be no pink in sight. Add in the textural beauty and green/gold/burnt orange of the evolving cone, and you have a lovely garden vignette. This gives a mature planting a lovely spectrum of yellows in one viewing.
We call it Mellow Yellows and quite rightly-the colors are intense and bright as the flowers are budding up, unfurling colorful, fresh petals that mellow as the flower ages. Over a span of close to 20 years, the work yielded a strain worth introducing: a wide array of yellow colors, from a buttery ivory to banana, lemon yellow, melon, mango and pumpkin! The Jelitto breeding staff has been similarly fascinated with the possibilities, though developing a true color seed strain has its difficulties, as we surely guessed it would. Native to most of the eastern half of the U.S., Eastern purple coneflower is a delightful, easy-to-grow plant that’s spurred breeders’ imaginations, resulting in the dynamic range of colors and forms currently available. Purple-pink and white coneflowers have enlivened gardens for many years.
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