Coneflower - Summer Sun

Cool Gold In Summer Heat

Plant these fragrant flowers in the back of a border and enjoy the ‘Summer Sun’ all season long. This coneflower is a sun-lover that withstands heat, humidity, drought, poor soil, and even cold without dropping a petal!

It is a long lasting flower that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is great in cut flower arrangements! The bright, intense flowers are supported on strong stems; best if grouped or massed.

This Echinacea will present a season full of orange daisy-like flowers and is praised for its prolonged blooming after other perennials have faded.

Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years. ‘Summer Sun’ usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improves general appearance.

Highly fragrant, this coneflower keeps coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching. This plant is deer resistant.

If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in fall their seeds provide winter food for birds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well, because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.

Enjoy ‘Summer Sun’ and its golden yellow blooms which will surely brighten up a sunny corner of your garden!

*Hot Orange-Red Flowers Fade to Gold

*Heat and Cold Tolerant

*Drought and Humidity Tolerant

Plant Facts

Family	Echinacea 'Summer Sun' PPAF
Foliage	Green
Mature Height	40 inches
Mature Spread	12-15 inches
Soil	Widely Adaptable
Zones	4-8
Moisture	Moderate, Dry, Well Drained
Mature Form	Upright
Growth Rate	Moderate
Sun Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Shade
Flower Color	Orange to Gold
Bloom Period	Summer, Late Summer

Quick Overview

Echinacea Summer Sun (Coneflower), Echinacea 'Summer Sun', first opens to a luminous red-orange then fades to a golden orange, adding a bright, sunny color to a garden; petal tips are nicely curved too, adding to its outstanding appeal. Being very easy to grow, plant these tall, fragrant flowers in the back of the border and enjoy the Summer Sun all season long. This coneflower is a sun-lover that withstands heat, humidity, drought, poor soil, and even cold without dropping a petal! It is a long lasting flower that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is great in cut flower arrangements! The bright, intense flowers are supported on strong stems; best if grouped or massed. This Echinacea will present a season full of orange daisy-like flowers and is praised for its prolonged blooming after other perennials have faded. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years). Summer Sun usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improve general appearance. Summer Sun coneflowers can be used as accent plants or in mixed borders, open woodlands, and mass plantings. If you leave the coneflower seed heads on the plant at the end of the season, they will provide winter interest and food for native songbirds. This plant is deer resistant.


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Coneflower - Summer Sun

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