Echinacea Summer Sky™ (Coneflower)
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(Big Sky™ Series) Touted as the world’s first bicolour echinacea! Light orange petals with a pink halo that fade to salmon-orange as they mature overlap around an orange cone and grow en masse above bright green foliage. Rapid growth rate.
Use as cut or dried flowers. Be sure to keep some flowers in the garden over winter, as the blackened seedheads provide cold-season garden interest, as well as food for finches and other winter birds.
Blooms mid-summer to early fall
2.5-3 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Fragrant
Other plants in the Big Sky™ Series
| Zone | Zone 4 |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Low to Moderate Moisture |
| Native to | Native Cultivar |
| Patent Info | PP# 18,783 |
