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Echinacea 'Summer Sun'

 
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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Echinacea (ek-in-AY-shee-a) (Info)
Cultivar: Summer Sun
Additional cultivar information: (PP22197)
Hybridized by Van de Aardwegh; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2010

3 vendors have this plant for sale.

6 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pink
Orange
Gold (Yellow-Orange)

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive braun06 On Jun 1, 2011, braun06 from Peoria Heights, IL (Zone 5b) wrote:

Compared to some of the echinacea cultivars being pumped out these days this one so far has an impressive vigor for its first season. I have trialed some cultivars and do not buy any cultivar of echinacea unless I can see one at a nursery growing well, lush and sturdy. Summer Sun appears to be a tough performer opening flaming red then fading to golden orange. I will update my experience next summer.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Monroe, Connecticut
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peoria Heights, Illinois
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Fridley, Minnesota
Hartford, Wisconsin



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