Description
*AWARD WINNER*
Common Name: Coneflower, Leilani
Leilani echinacea is an elegant plant well suited to it’s name, which means “royal child of heaven.” This echinacea glows with its clear, yellow flowers that bloom from summer to fall. It has a strongly upright habit that doesn’t require any staking. Use en masse for the border, in a mixed bed, and as a cut flower.
Praised for their cheerful brightly colored flowers, coneflowers are a mainstay in today’s garden. Be sure to leave some spent blooms on the plants in the fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide architectural interest in the winter.
The plants we ship; In early spring when echinacea ships they often appear small but will grow quickly as they are just waking up from being dormant. They will flower in the first season if planted in early summer.
From Terra Nova® Nurseries, Inc.
Size: 3.5″ Potted Plant
Height: 36.0-40.0”
Spread: 30.0”
Flower Description: Golden yellow flowers with greenish bronze cones that require no staking. Compared to ‘Mac ‘n’ Cheese’, ‘Now Cheesier’, and Harvest Moon™: it has clear, non-fading yellow rather than yellow orange to gold flowers. Compared to ‘Sunrise’, it is a brighter yellow and non-fading.
Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade. Prefers full sun.
Soil Type: Average soil, coarse and slightly mineral soils are best. Poor soil tolerant.
Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10
Attributes: Deer Resistant, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Songbirds, Attracts Hummingbirds, Winter Interest, Rebloomer, Long Bloom, Large Flower, Showy Flower, Fragrant Flower, Dried Flower, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant, Prolific Flowering, Fast Growth, Award Winner
2014 Top Performer award at the 2014 Colorado State University Flower Trial.
Accolades from all over for great performance and extremely long bloom time at the Toronto Botanic Garden.
Care: Easy Care, Remove faded or aged flower heads to promote new flowers.
Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc.
www.terranovanurseries.com
