Yellow is bursting out of the gate as the hot color this year for inside the home, as well as in the garden. This cheerful hue can range from creamy-white butter to spicy saffron tones with endless shades in between. It’s the kind of color that, simply, makes you happy. An exuberant patch of lanky, gold sunflowers can put a smile on your face every time. So, you’ll be planting some sunshine this spring when you give these winners a try.
Gaillardia, ‘Mesa Queen’: The blanket flower is recommended for its drought-hardy, daisy-like flower. The 20-inch tall ‘Mesa Queen’ was chosen as a 2010 Flower Award Winner for its cheerful, yellow blooms that continue to bloom all summer. As an extra, bees and butterflies are attracted to it, too.
Echinacea ‘Mango Meadowbright’: A glowing-yellow addition to the coneflower family boldly separates itself with its narrow petals and sassy new color from its pinky-purple cousins. Grow some fireworks in your summer garden!
Hosta, ‘Dawn’s Early Light’: Bright, yellow leaves can be just as exciting as flowers—and foliage lasts longer. Heavily, textured hosta leaves emerge as gold in spring and change to chartreuse in the summer—an excellent way to brighten up a shady area.
Clematis, ‘Guernsey Cream’: Pale yellow petals combine with a dark, yellow center for a more subtle appearance. Blooms cover a compact, 6-8 ft. vining plant in late spring to early summer.
‘Golden Bowl’ tree peony: These huge flowers point to why tree peonies became the favorites of the Greek gods and Japanese emperors. ‘Golden Bowl’ is a royal expression of sunny-yellow with its papery petals and fluffy, gold-red anthers. Its blooms are the ‘event’ of the mid-spring garden.
Appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times GreenHouse issue: February 4, 2010
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