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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: North America |
| Flower Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Parentage: (E. 'White Swan' x E. purpurea x E. paradoxa) |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Echinacea 'Sunrise' PP16,235 (Yellow Coneflower) - A hardy deciduous perennial that grows to 3 feet tall with soft butter yellow, fragrant 4 to 5 inch wide flowers with a central cone that is green and ages to gold - flowering period is late spring through to early fall here in Santa Barbara. Plant in full to part sun. Once established this plant is fairly drought tolerant but does best if given irrigation occasionally to regularly. Hardy to USDA zone 4. This selection of Coneflower is part of the Big Sky ™ series from ItSaul Plants of Alpharetta, GA. It is the result of the cross between the 'White Swan', a white flowered form of the typically purple common coneflower, Echinacea purpurea and E. paradoxa, a yellow flowering species that ranges from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. This cross gives this plant hybrid vigor with strong stems bearing large cream yellow flowers with re-flexed petals. With its height this is a good plant for the mid-border. The flowers are great for attracting butterflies and bees in the garden. This plant received US Plant Patent 16,235 on February 7, 2006 .
This information about Echinacea 'Sunrise' PP16,235 displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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