Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved coneflower
Echinacea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved' coneflower (Echinacea 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It blooms from early to late summer and has fragrant flowers. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Shirley Temple peony, and Rose Glow Japanese barberry.