Go Back Coneflower Sunrise

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

    A Coneflower that's not purple!!! This selection sports citron yellow flowers, the same color as Coreopsis v.'Moonbeam'. Its central cone starts out green and then widens and turns gold as it ages. The nice wide flower petals are slightly reflexed and overlap, giving the blossoms a full, substantial presence. This selection grows about 6 inches taller than E. 'Sunset'. Plant it up close where you can enjoy its delightful rose-like fragrance.

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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

    Yellow

    Foliage Color

    Green

    Plant Spread

    18-24 in.

    Good Companions

    Aster-Aromatic (Aster oblongifolius), Coneflower (Echinacea ), Daylily (Hemerocallis ), Iris-Siberian (Iris sibirica), Meadow Rue-Yunnan (Thalictrum delavayi), Russian Sage (Perovskia ), Snakeroot-Chocolate (Eupatorium rugosum), Stonecrop-Showy (Sedum spectabile)

    Plant Height

    30-36 in.

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    4-9

    Soil Moisture

    Low to average water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

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

    Bloom Time

    Mid summer

    Critter Resistance

    Deer resistant

    Exposure

    Full sun to part shade

    Growth Rate

    Medium

    Seasonal Interests

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