Echinacea 'Summer Sky'
SUMMER SKY CONE FLOWER
Asteraceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

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Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in peach & crimson

Flowering Time: mid summer to late autumn

Leaves: mid green
 
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Echinacea 'Summer Sky'
SUMMER SKY CONE FLOWER
Asteraceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

FEATURES

Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in peach & crimson

Flowering Time: mid summer to late autumn

Leaves: mid green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, cut flowers, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: seed, butterfly attracting, deer resistant






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