Go Back Coneflower Sundown

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Echinacea Big Sky Series 'Sundown'
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    Plant Type: Perennials

    A Coneflower that's not purple!!! This selection sports warm russet-orange flowers with a prominent, brownish central cone. Their nice wide petals are slightly reflexed and overlap, giving the blossoms a full, substantial presence. Plant this one up close where you can enjoy its delightful rose-like fragrance. 'Sundown' is similar to 'Sunset' but stands about 8-10 inches taller. Though the flowers are slightly smaller, 'Sundown' is a more vigorous grower.

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Echinacea purpurea is a wildflower native to the eastern United States and is well-adapted to survive the hot, windy conditions typical of that region. If properly cared for, they will form attractive colonies and will live for many years. Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but Coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.

    Flower Color

    Russet orange

    Foliage Color

    Green

    Plant Spread

    18-24 in.

    Good Companions

    Aster-New England (Aster novae-angliae), Blue Star-Willow (Amsonia tabernaemontana), Coneflower (Echinacea ), Daylily (Hemerocallis ), Grass-Ornamental (Pennisetum alopecuroides), Mum-Hardy Garden (Dendranthema ), Stonecrop-Autumn (Sedum )

    Plant Height

    32-40 in.

    Scape Height

    —

    Hardness Zone

    4-9

    Soil Moisture

    Low to average water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Dried flower, Fragrant flowers or foliage, Border, Specimen, Cut flower or foliage, Drought tolerant, Mass Plant, Container

    Bloom Time

    Late summer, Mid summer

    Critter Resistance

    Deer resistant

    Exposure

    Full sun to part shade

    Growth Rate

    Medium

    Seasonal Interests

    Mid winter, Early winter , Late winter