Plant Type

Perennial, Wildflower

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Ranch, Spanish, Native Garden

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies

Sunrise coneflower is one of the Big Skyâ„¢series of coneflowers. Flowers are pale yellow and fragrant. Blooms mid summer to early fall. Plants are somewhat rigid and upright, with large green leaves. Grows 1 to 3 feet tall and wide. Attracts birds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

Grow in deep, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates heat, humidity, and poor soils. Marketed as being drought tolerant, though usually in our hot, dry summers, purple coneflowers do best with some supplemental water. Cut back stems to promote more flowering and reduce excessive self-seeding. Deadheading prolongs flowering, however, leaving some flowers on the plant over winter will provide seeds for songbirds.