Yellow Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea ‘Yellow’) is a striking perennial coneflower featuring warm golden petals surrounding bold dome-shaped centers. Its sunny blooms bring standout color to native plantings, borders, meadow gardens, and butterfly habitats. Long-lasting flowers appear from midsummer through fall, providing nectar to bees and butterflies, while seedheads offer winter foraging for songbirds. Reliable and easy to grow, this variety thrives in sunny, well-drained soil and returns with stronger clumps each year.
Features
- Bright golden-yellow petals with bold cone centers.
- Heavy nectar producer attracting bees, butterflies, and pollinators.
- Hardy perennial that increases bloom quantity year after year.
- Non-GMO Echinacea purpurea ‘Yellow’ seed variety.
- Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance once established.
- Strong cut-flower variety for summer and fall displays.
Specifications
- Common Name: Yellow Echinacea, Yellow Coneflower
- Scientific Name: Echinacea purpurea ‘Yellow’
- Plant Type: Perennial flowering herb
- USDA Zones: 3–9
- Bloom Color: Yellow petals with brown-orange cone
- Bloom Season: Summer into fall
- Height: 24–36 inches
- Spread: 18–24 inches
- Growth Habit: Upright, clumping
- Heirloom: Yes
- GMO Status: Non-GMO
- Organic: Not certified organic
- Light Requirements: Full sun (light shade tolerated)
- Soil Preference: Well-drained average or sandy soil
- Water Needs: Low once established
- Pollinator Friendly: Yes (bees, butterflies)
- Wildlife Support: Seedheads feed birds in winter
- Drought Tolerance: High
- Plant Spacing: 18–24 inches
- Seed Viability: 2–4 years stored cool & dry
Planting Guide
- Cold stratify seeds for 4–6 weeks (refrigerate in moist medium) for best germination.
- Start indoors or direct sow outdoors in fall or very early spring.
- Sow seeds 1/8 inch deep; lightly cover with soil.
- Keep soil lightly moist until germination (10–30 days).
- Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost risk has passed.
- Choose full sun and well-drained soil for strongest growth.
- Water regularly until established, then reduce watering.
- Deadhead for extended flowering or leave seedheads for birds.
