Yellow Touch is compact in habit, with soft-textured green foliage that forms low blankets, adorned with large, brightly colored flowers in late spring. Each petal of its lovely rusty-red, deep burgundy coned flowers is tipped with a narrow, scalloped border of yellow. An excellent addition for the front of the sunny perennial garden, Yellow Touch blooms consistently until fall and mingles nicely with companions.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Red
Growth Habit:
Sprawling
Max Height:
14"
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
12" to 1½'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Butterflies
Bees
Small Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Native Cultivar
Features
Each petal of its lovely rusty-red, deep burgundy coned flowers is tipped with a narrow, scalloped border of yellow.
Landscape Value
Tolerant of poor soils, as well as drought and heat. Makes a wonderful accent, or mixed in a border. Also makes an excellent season extender in a container.
Care
Watering:
Yellow Touch Blanket Flower is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
Yellow Touch Blanket Flower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Yellow Touch Blanket Flower should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
