The first bicolor echinacea ever! Tremendous advancements in breeding have resulted in a fantastic new addition to the Big Sky™ Series of echinaceas from ItSaul Plants.

Summer Sky™ produces huge flowers up to 5 inches across that are light orange with a rose colored halo and an orange cone. They are presented on tall, very stout stems that hold up terrifically when cut for fresh bouquets. Summer Sky™ is a prolific bloomer and tends to keep its coloring longer than some other members of this series. The flowers are delightfully fragrant; in fact they are touted as the most fragrant coneflower in the series.

This new Big Sky™ Series of echinaceas comes from Itsaul Plants in Atlanta, GA. The Saul brothers, who own the company, are going Cone Crazy™!!! In the past few years, they have introduced seven new coneflowers in dazzling shades of yellow, orange, red, magenta, and the world's first bicolor echinacea. These new selections are the result of crosses between E. purpurea and E. paradoxa. They have inherited the dominant characteristics of E. purpurea, having fuller, toothed leaves and wider flower petals. They are well-branched and are vigorous growers.

Breeder: Richard Saul

Introducer: ItSaul Plants

Origin: Native Cultivar