Summer Sky Echinacea is an upright free-branching native perennial with strong stems that do not need staking and grey-green foliage. Summer Sky Echinacea has huge 5” lightly rose-scented flowers with downward arching bicolor petals that are pastel yellow at the tip, shading to peach and darkening to deep pink at the center and deep orange center cones. The flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, and occasionally an additional bloom in fall. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. The flowers attract butterflies and bees, and spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed.
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Origins: |
NA Native Hybrid |
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Height: |
2' - 3’ |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow + Pink |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites. Heat and drought tolerant.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Salvia, Bee Balm, Russian Sage
IMAGES: Massachusetts Office Of Travel & Tourism, Rose Kennedy Greenway- Echinacea 'Katie Saul', (2) F. D. Richards, Echinacea Summer Sky (Big Sky), (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Echinacea Summer Sky 4zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Echinacea Summer Sky 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
