Clasping Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis)

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Clasping Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) | $12.99 | 4-inch pot🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to North America (southeastern/central US); grown here as an ANNUAL • USDA Growing Zones: Annual in all zones (3-10) • Height: 18-30 inches • Spread: 10-18 inches🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Late spring through late summer • Colors: Bright yellow rays, often with a mahogany basal blotch; dark elongated cone • Flower Type: Single daisy with drooping rays and a tall thimble-shaped cone • Bloom Period: June-August☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun; tolerates light shade • Water: Medium to high — a prairie-swale plant; do NOT let it dry out • Soil: Adaptable, sand to clay; likes seasonally moist, fertile ground • Spacing: 9-12 inches apart🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Goldfinches, juncos & sparrows work the ripening seedheads • Native Bees: Excellent — open composite feeds sweat, long-horned & bumble bees • Butterflies: Good nectar for skippers, checkerspots & sulphurs • Beneficial Insects: Soldier beetles, hoverflies & small parasitoid wasps🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Plant out after frost; keep soil evenly moist to establish • Summer: Never let it dry out; deadhead to extend bloom • Fall: Let some plants set seed for next year's stand • Winter: Not winter hardy — dies back; scatter seed for spring🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with: Black Eyed Susan Plains Coreopsis Sunflower Cosmos ✨ Unique Characteristics: • Distinctive clasping, heart-based leaves that encircle the stem • Long-blooming early coneflower before Echinacea opens • Reliably self-sows into a return colony • Handles clay and seasonal wet • Note: a true annual, and thirstier than most wildflowers Show more