Sombrero®

Echinacea purpurea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'

Coneflower


Echinacea Sombrero® 'Lemon Yellow' - Coneflower from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Bright yellow flowers
  • Sturdy, well branched compact plants
  • Blooms early summer-fall
  • Exceptional winter hardiness
Blooms all Season
Blooms all Season
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant

Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Thrives in full sun with well drained soil Allow soil to dry between waterings Deadhead to promote more blooms Birds enjoy flower heads in winter


Height: 18-20 in
Spread: 22-24 in
Spacing: 18-22 in
Price Level 1: $13.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Yellow
Zone: 4-9
Price Level 2: 4 for $50~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Disease Resistant
  • Dried Flower/ Foliage
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Low Maintenance
  • Naturalizing
  • Mass Planting
  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Long Blooming
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Fast Growing
  • Blooms all Season
  • Native

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Mounding
  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Dry Soil


Genus Overview: Echinacea

Common Name: Coneflower

Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.