Sunseekers
Echinacea purpurea 'Sunseekers Golden Sun'
Coneflower
- Compact, well-branched, tidy habit with lance-shaped green leaves,
- Brilliant golden yellow, semi-double flowers with a prominent cone bloom in summer,
- Great for perennial borders, cutting gardens or containers,
- Drought tolerant once established, attracts pollinators, long bloom time
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Prefers average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil. Grows in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates drought once established, heat and poor soil. Plants can be divided when becoming crowded, every 4 years or so. Plants may stiill rebloom without deadheading but doing so does improve plants appearance. Plants will self-seed if spent flowerheads are left. Leaving flowerheads through winter provides seeds which can be eaten by songbirds.
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Drought Tolerant
- Border or Bed
- Naturalizing
- Long Blooming
- Dried Flower/ Foliage
- Native
- Heat Tolerant
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Summer Bloomer
- Mass Planting
Exposure:
- Partial Sun
- Full Sun
Habit:
- Upright
- Mounding
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Hummingbirds
- Attracts Butterflies
Soil Moisture:
- Dry Soil
- Average Water
Genus Overview: Echinacea
Common Name: Coneflower
Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.