Echinacea ‘Orange Skipper’ PPAF
Blooming Time
Exposure
Related to Echinacea ‘Cleopatra’, this coneflower is just as remarkable for its impressive flower color. It bears single, deep neon-tangerine orange blooms on well-branched, sturdy, compact clumps. ‘Orange Skipper’ is a good butterfly attractor and cut flower, effective en masse or in combination with other perennials.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Orange, Copper, Gold
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
1½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Bears single, deep neon-tangerine orange blooms on well-branched, sturdy, compact clumps.
Landscape Value
Fantastic in a pollinator garden, as a butterfly attractor, and as cut flowers. Effective en masse or in combination with other bold blossoms.
Care
Watering:
'Orange Skipper' Coneflower is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Orange Skipper' Coneflower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Orange Skipper' Coneflower should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.