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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.
The information displayed on this page about Echinacea 'Sunset' PP16,424 is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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