{"product_id":"echinacea-mellow-scarlets","title":"Echinacea Mellow Scarlets","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you want to bring some real warmth to the border, Echinacea Mellow Scarlets delivers it with spectacular blooms across orange to red shades. The vigorous, sturdy plants are generous with their flowers too, producing an abundance of long-lasting blooms that are just as fabulous cut for floral work as they are left standing in the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eButterflies and other pollinators are drawn to Mellow Scarlets in numbers, so it's a rewarding choice if you're gardening with wildlife in mind as well as your own enjoyment. Like other Echinacea purpurea varieties, it's a durable plant, shrugging off both drought and cold once established, so it copes well with whatever a New Zealand season throws at it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome plants may flower in their first year, though it typically takes until the second season for Mellow Scarlets to properly hit its stride. Once it does, expect a long season of abundant, warm-toned colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg width=\"451\" height=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Echinacea Mellow Scarlets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStratify seed before sowing to improve germination. Sow from August through to March at 20-25°C, with seedlings appearing in 14-21 days. Plants may flower in their first year, though full maturity is generally reached in the second season from transplant, with a height of 70-90cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStratify: Chilling seeds in the fridge for 2-3 weeks prior to sowing will promote germination by breaking seed dormancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds","offers":[{"title":"10 seeds","offer_id":49214777393460,"sku":"F1474.pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/F1474-W.png?v=1785116184","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/echinacea-mellow-scarlets","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}