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Sunrise is a color breakthrough for echinaceas! Yellow blooms that turn a lighter, more buttery shade of yellow as they mature. As exciting as the color and size of these flowers is the fragrance --sweet, not overpowering, but definitely distinctive, and even richer and stronger on a hot summer day! The butterflies and bees will have a field day with the huge central cones -- as will the songbirds in fall, when the petals drop from the blooms and the cones dry out into tasty seeds. This plant was selected and extensively trialed by master plantsman Richard Saul of Georgia. Sunrise is one of the hottest new perennials on the garden scene this season, and it's available by mail only. First come, first served!
Plant Sunrise in any moist, well-drained garden soil exposed to full sun, and keep it very well-watered and fed the first season or two. Once established, it is wonderfully tolerant of heat, humidity, poor soil, cold, and even drought! Zones 3-9. 3-inch pot.
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