However, and this is where it gets murky, Bulldog sold weed when it was a sex shop in 1974 making it to some, the second coffeeshop to operate in Amsterdam. The Bulldog 90 opened in December of 1975 which would make it the third coffeeshop. Rusland opened its doors on April 30, 1975. The first was Mellow Yellow which opened in 1972. There is a bit of history so let’s explain. Rusland has the distinction of being the second coffeeshop in Amsterdam (though it holds license #001). This is a fact made obvious with the shop’s logo, which incorporates the traditional Russian hammer and sickle. For this is the city’s only Russian-themed coffeeshop. This is something the shop seems to have embraced with great enthusiasm. The word in Dutch translates into “Russia”. Rusland is actually found on the street of the same name. It is outside the Red Light District near the southern edge, not far from Dam Square. Purple-pink and white coneflowers have enlivened gardens for many years.Rusland Coffeeshop is located in the old city center known as De Wallen (“The Walls”). Native to most of the eastern half of the U.S., Eastern purple coneflower is a delightful, easy-to-grow plant that’s spurred breeders’ imaginations, resulting in the dynamic range of colors and forms currently available. Over a span of close to 20 years, the work yielded a strain worth introducing: a wide array of yellow colors, from a buttery ivory to banana, lemon yellow, melon, mango and pumpkin! The Jelitto breeding staff has been similarly fascinated with the possibilities, though developing a true color seed strain has its difficulties, as we surely guessed it would. We call it Mellow Yellows and quite rightly-the colors are intense and bright as the flowers are budding up, unfurling colorful, fresh petals that mellow as the flower ages. This gives a mature planting a lovely spectrum of yellows in one viewing. Add in the textural beauty and green/gold/burnt orange of the evolving cone, and you have a lovely garden vignette. The plants will vary in flower color, as well as height, but there will be no pink in sight. The plant is also vigorous, sturdy and first year-flowering from seed. Seed-grown Echinacea purpurea hybrids have a vigor and hardiness that may be lacking in TC-produced plants. Most perennial growers have protocols in place for Magnus Superior, Ruby Star, Green Twister, etc. If so, Mellow Yellows will fit seamlessly into your perennial program. Mature plant height should be in the range of 28- to 36-in. Plants generally bloom June through September/October. Mellow Yellows tolerates a range of soil types. Provide regular moisture until well established. Quite heat and drought tolerant as plants settle in. Grow in full sun-loves heat and can stand the humidity of the Midwest and South.Īpproximately 270 seeds per gram. General sowing recommendation is 2 to 3 seeds per cell in a 72-cell tray. Mellow Yellows is a rapidly germinating variety. Keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) at temperatures of about 68F (20C). Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs. Winter, late winter and early spring are the obvious best times to schedule this first year-flowering plant, though in controlled conditions it can be sown successfully year-round. Seeds will germinate in two to three weeks and grow quickly from that point, so be sure to plan for supplemental light if started in winter. No vernalization is needed for first year-flowering Mellow Yellows.Īllow four to eight weeks from germination to transplant of the plugs or cells.
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