Echinacea Big Sky™ Summer Sky PP18783

Scientific Name: Echinacea 'Katie Saul'

Also Known As

Echinacea 'Summer Sky'
Katie Saul Coneflower
Summer Sky Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-36"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Echinacea Big Sky™ Summer Sky PP18783 plant details

Echinacea Big Sky™ Summer Sky PP18783 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer apricot, orange, pink and red flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea Big Sky™ Summer Sky PP18783

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: apricot, orange, pink and red blooms in summer
Uses: fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea Big Sky™ Summer Sky PP18783

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This multi-colored beauty is a show-stopper: profuse, very fragrant 5"! flowers w/tangerine-peach, watermelon-rose petals around an orange cone- a sunset (or fruit salad) all in 1 BEAUtiful flower on 48"stems. SUN/Med PPatentAF

By: Forestfarm

Large flat-topped daisies with orange cones and petals that fade to pastel shades of orange through pink, much like sunset after an especially hot summer day. Lightly fragrant. 2-3'. Wonderful in bouquets.

By: Avant Gardens

We've yielded to the pressure of the new Echinacea hybrids from Itsaul Plants in Georgia after we were visited by their plant guy Ozzie Johnson. Sturdy stems hold large flat flowers with orange cones and ray petals that transition from pinkish to orange as they age. Lightly scented.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Highly fragrant bicolor flowers on stout stems. Huge light orange flowers have a rose colored halo towards the central orange cone. 36" tall. PP18783.