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Rocky Top Echinacea

Echinacea tennessensis 'Rocky Top'

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This is a delightful new hybrid native wildflower. Blooming in summer, the flower's thin, deep-pink petals curve forward from the center cone like an old-fashioned sunbonnet.

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24-28" tall x 15-18" wide (seed propagated). This is a delightful new native hybrid wildflower that brings a distinctively cheerful personality to your garden. Blooming in summer, the flower's thin, deep-pink petals curve forward from the center cone like an old-fashioned sunbonnet. A tap-rooted species, this hybrid is a floriferous, rugged performer in soils that are alkaline, well drained (no clay) and of lean-to-moderate fertility. 'Rocky Top' is a good choice for drier growing conditions and rocky, poor soil sites.

Planting & Care

Tips For Growing Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)

This genus is invaluable for the mid- to late-summer garden, bringing color into our plantings when many spring bloomers have gone green for the season. They are native to the eastern half of the U.S. and are most commonly found growing in prairie habitats.

Echinacea thrive in our gardens when provided with well drained soils, plenty of sunshine and moderate to dry moisture conditions depending on the species and cultivars. Healthy individual coneflowers will grow in the garden for 3 to 5 years. Species and cultivars raised from seed will often reseed themselves to continue their presence in our gardens.

'Rocky Top Hybrid' echinacea, while xeric, appreciates extra moisture provided by some easily accomplished water harvesting techniques. Plant it in a wide, shallow depression and mulch amply or place right up against the north side of a low, wide rock, tilted to shed water on the Echinacea's side.

Fall Care: You can leave the dried seed heads for winter, as they provide food for birds. Echinacea easily reseeds itself. You can cut back seed heads in the fall, where you don't wish the plant to reseed. Spring Care: Cut back the dry stalks to the crowns of the plant in early spring. Pull any unwanted seedlings in spring. They are easy to pull when young.

More in-depth guidance for growing and maintaining Echinacea plants: Purple Coneflowers: Native Grace and Beauty in the Garden and Echinacea: Rocky Top Hybrids.

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (801) 769-0300 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Summer

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Birds
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Dried Flowers
  • Deer Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

24-28" tall

Mature Spread

15-18" wide

Soil Type

  • Low Fertility Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Native To

North America

Growing Zones

  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9

Ships As

Potted Plant

Can Send To PO Box

No

Ships to Hawaii & Alaska

No

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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This is one of my favorite echinaceas, and the 4 plants I r.

"This is a great plant for large areas, flowers can be seen from a distance but I crammed them into the small area that I had. I will divide and share if they outgrow their present plot."

— Barb (5/5)

High Country's Plants Never Disappoint.

"I placed Rocky Top in my front border by the porch. It's a little early for the first bloom, but the plant was large, full, well-shaped and very healthy. Thanks as always for the beautiful plants."

— Monte (5/5)

In love!

"This plant is beautiful, and it hasn't even flowered yet. I can't wait to see it in flower. I plan on planting it in as many places as I can. Two of the plants didn't stick their heads out from dormancy, but High Country Gardens replaced them which creates trust and loyalty, unlike some other companies that will give a strenuous song and dance despite there being a genuine issue."

— V (5/5)

Bare Roots that Grew!

"I have had trouble getting bare roots from another nursery to grow. All five plants have taken offl I would buy yours again."

— Geanine (5/5)

Never stop carrying these

"Incredible drought and heat tolerance. Great wildflower look in a perennial. Looks perfect with ornamental grasses. Tolerates part shade. Exceptionally long bloom time, longer than any other type of coneflower I've grown. Likes lean, well-draining soil. Try it with something yellow!"

— TX G. (5/5)

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