{"product_id":"sombrero-lemon-yellow-improved-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved Coneflower - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eSombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved has rich yellow flowers with a coppery cone, and its petals are wider and fuller than the original lemon yellow. The plant is compact and heavily branched, so it produces a lot of blooms from early summer through late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt fills out quickly, standing 18 to 22 inches tall and up to two feet wide. Use it as a sunny focal point, in mass plantings or containers, or cut it for bouquets. Butterflies and bees visit steadily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle daisy-form flowers about 3 inches across with wide, overlapping rich lemon-yellow petals that angle gently downward around a domed copper-brown cone. Many flowers are held on sturdy, well-branched stems just above the foliage. Leaves are medium to dark green and lance-shaped. The plant is a compact, bushy mound 18 to 22 inches tall and 22 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom it is crowned with a dense layer of clear yellow flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLemon yellow and lavender purple are natural partners, and this compact coneflower handles the same full sun and dry, well-drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun to light part shade and average to lean soil that drains well, especially over winter; once established it handles dry spells with little extra water. Hardy in zones 4 to 9, though like many hybrid coneflowers it can be short-lived in heavy or wet soil. Plants that head into fall with a full tuft of leaves at the base overwinter best, so avoid cutting it back hard and leave the last seed heads standing for winter birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Echinacea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich lemon yellow with a copper cone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, well-branched mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18–22 in tall × 22–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723156586792,"sku":"GLLF-PER-E31FB872-72","price":991.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/sombrero-lemon-yellow-improved-coneflower.jpg?v=1790865100","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/sombrero-lemon-yellow-improved-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}