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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: North America |
| Flower Color: Orange Red |
| 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 |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Echinacea 'Sunset' PP16,424 (Sunset Coneflower) - A hardy deciduous perennial that grows to nearly 3 feet tall with bright red-orange, fragrant 4 to 5 inch wide flowers with a central cone that is brownish orange - 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 red colored flowers with brownish orange-colored receptacle spines. 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 16,424 on April 11, 2006.
This information about Echinacea 'Sunset' PP16,424 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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