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Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768

Scientific Name: Echinacea 'Emily Saul'

Also Known As

  • Echinacea 'After Midnight'
  • Echinacea After Midnight™
  • After Midnight Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 10"-12"
  • W: 10"-12"

planting zones

  • 4a-10b

Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768 plant details

Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer magenta flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 IN - 12 IN - wide, 10 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Wonderfully fragrant and distinctive, this new dwarf Big Sky? cone flower has wide magenta-purple petals surrounding a dark red-black cone on ?midnight?-black stems; compact and perfect for container/border. S/M PPAF
Dark magenta petals surround the dark cone on compact plants that are great for the front of the border or small garden. 12" tall. PP18768

Gardening facts about Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768 plant

How to Grow Echinacea Big Sky™ After Midnight PP18768

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly sun
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - drought tolerant
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • heat tolerant
    • humidity tolerant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • magenta
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • butterflies
    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous

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