Hot Summer coneflower
Echinacea 'Hot Summer'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow-orange to red rays with dark orange center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hot Summer' coneflower (Echinacea 'Hot Summer') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its yellow-orange to red petals surround a dark orange center cone from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Nodding onion, Sedge, and Big Daddy hosta.