Yellow My Darling coneflower
Echinacea 'Yellow My Darling'
USDA zones4 to 8
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
'Yellow My Darling' coneflower (Echinacea 'Yellow My Darling') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage 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. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds all visit it, and it handles dry spells well.
Pairs well with Globe thistle, Garden phlox, and Ruby Spider daylily.