Echinacea 'Mac 'n' Cheese'
Common Name(s):
Coneflower
Prairie Star 'Mac 'n' Cheese' coneflower
Synonym:
Man-n-Cheese Echinacea
Flower:
Yellow
Blooms :
Jun
to:
Aug
Inflorescence a head with yellow ray flowers and brown disk flowers
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
NO
Family:
Asteraceae
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Foliage:
Green
Leaves yellow-green, strigose, lanceolate to 7" long
Fall Color?
YES
Provides consistent golden color into fall
Deciduous
Photo by:
Heading 6
If left uncut, seed heads provide architectural interest and seeds for birds
Oregon Native?
NO
West State Native?
NO
Origins:
Eastern and central United States
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
4
Water Needs:
L
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
YES
Firewise?
YES
Height:
1.5-2'
Spread:
1.5-2'
Growth Rate:
Medium
Native Habitat:
Prairies
Soil:
Sandy loam
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
Aooly a balanced low-nitrogen (10-10-10) in early spring to promote growth and flowering
Mulch:
Apply a thin layer of compost optionally topped with 2" layer of organic mulch
Provide proper sun and moisture, divide every 4 years
Long Term:
Winter:
Ensure soil is well-drained, add 2-3" layer of mulch, water occassionally, leave seed heads for birds
Spring:
Cut back dead growth from previous year, apply a light spriing dressing of compost
Summer:
Remove spent flowers for more blooms, water when dry
Fall:
Divide if needed, about every 4 years
General Care Comments:
Provide proper light and moisture
Common Problems
Improper placement so lack of enough sun to sustein good growth and flowering
Diseases:
Aster yellows, leaf spots
Insects:
Mites, aphids, whiteflies, Japanese beetles
Environmental Problems:
Habitat loss, over harvesting nati=e populations
Pests:
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