General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP: 16235

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Trade name information:
Series: Big Sky™
Trade Name: Big Sky Sunrise
Cultivar name: 'Sunrise'
Common names
  • Coneflower

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Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-07-02
Perfect yellow flower, when first open.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-01
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-10-18
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-10-18
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-10-18
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2012-07-30

Date: 2012-07-13
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2011-06-30
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-07-05
Three days later it is a perfect white flower.

Date: 2009-07-02
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-01

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 6/13/2011
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 6/13/2011
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: APRIL
Casita Azul (ILoveHostas.net)

Date: 2012-07-13

Date: 2012-07-13
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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Comments:
  • Posted by virginiarose (Virginia - Zone 8a) on Jan 13, 2014 5:15 PM concerning plant:
    I was disappointed in how it faded to a completely white flower in three days.

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