Echinacea 'Ipecssts' SUNSEEKERS® TEQUILA SUNRISE
Echinacea 'Ipecssts' SUNSEEKERS® TEQUILA SUNRISE
coneflower
coneflower
| SIZE/TYPE | mid-sized perennial |
|---|---|
| USUAL HEIGHT | 0.3-0.5m |
| USUAL WIDTH | 0.3-0.5m |
| LEAVES | deciduous broadleaf |
| COLOUR OF LEAVES |
 green |
| FLOWERS | showy |
| COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
  combined:golden and deep pink
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| BLOOMING TIME | July - October |
| LOCATION | full sun |
| SOIL TYPE | any (acidic to alkaline) |
| SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS | evenly moist but well-drained |
| USDA zone (lowest) | 4 (down to -34°C) |
| WINTER PROTECTION | |
| FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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| FOR ZONE 7 |
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| BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Perennials Summer blooms |
SunSeekers® is a coneflower series bred by Innoflora BV and marketed by Gootjes AllPlant BV from the Netherlands. The first part consists of varieties whose patent names begin with Apecss- and comprises of plants with single flowers of remarkably rich colours. While the second part of the series with patent names beginning with Ipecss- breaks through with a completely new and innovative design of semi-double flowers which recall gerbera and dahlia rather than a coneflower. The first and hugely successful variety was SunSeekers Salmon and was awarded Gold Medal by KVBC at Plantarium Exhibition 2018.
SUNSEEKERS® TEQUILA SUNRISE is another coneflower masterpiece from the SunSeekers series. It produces large, up to 11 cm across, single flowers with slightly downward curved ray florets. They are rich golden as they emerge, turning paler as they mature, revealing bright fuchsia red eye around a central, deep mahogany red disc. Flowers hide plenty of nectar for butterflies, bumble bees as well as bees and appear from early July until the last sunny and warm days of autumn. Longevity of individual flowers is 2-3 weeks. Plants are compact but have exceptional vigour and dense habit. Stems are usually 30-40 cm tall. Deadhead spent flowers regularly and feed the plants every two weeks during summer. Leaves are healthy, deep green, and broadly lanceolate. PPAF.
The plant is usually trouble-free and resistant, just be careful if slugs are present in your garden. Since coneflowers emerge quite late, often when slugs are already in their lethal strength, they could gobble up newly emerging foliage totally and thus destroy the plant before it even comes out.
Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 15-07-2022
SUNSEEKERS® TEQUILA SUNRISE is another coneflower masterpiece from the SunSeekers series. It produces large, up to 11 cm across, single flowers with slightly downward curved ray florets. They are rich golden as they emerge, turning paler as they mature, revealing bright fuchsia red eye around a central, deep mahogany red disc. Flowers hide plenty of nectar for butterflies, bumble bees as well as bees and appear from early July until the last sunny and warm days of autumn. Longevity of individual flowers is 2-3 weeks. Plants are compact but have exceptional vigour and dense habit. Stems are usually 30-40 cm tall. Deadhead spent flowers regularly and feed the plants every two weeks during summer. Leaves are healthy, deep green, and broadly lanceolate. PPAF.
The plant is usually trouble-free and resistant, just be careful if slugs are present in your garden. Since coneflowers emerge quite late, often when slugs are already in their lethal strength, they could gobble up newly emerging foliage totally and thus destroy the plant before it even comes out.
Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 15-07-2022
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