Rudbeckia Echibeckia Summerina Sizzling Sunset
Best low-maintenance choice for gardeners seeking long-lasting, vibrant seasonal color.
Discover the Rudbeckia Echibeckia™ Summerina® Sizzling Sunset™, a vigorous hybrid combining Rudbeckia and Echinacea traits. This plant produces large, up to 6-inch, daisy-like flowers featuring bicolor yellow and red rays with an orange center. Each bloom lasts an exceptionally long time, up to 10 weeks, flowering continuously from early summer through late fall. It features a compact, upright, mounded habit, making it ideal for mass plantings, borders, or containers. This variety is easy to grow, low maintenance, and disease resistant, thriving in full sun and adapting well to various soil types, provided they are moist and well-drained.
$32.95
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Category Rank
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#1072 in Plants
Price vs Category Average
-25%
Below average
Item Form
1
/ -Quart
Who it's for
- Gardeners seeking season-long color from summer through autumn
- Landscapers wanting a bold, high-impact focal point
- Busy homeowners preferring low-maintenance, disease-resistant plants
Who should skip it
- Cold-climate gardeners expecting long-term perennial reliability in harsh winters
- Shade-garden owners lacking intense, direct sunlight
- Budget-conscious shoppers seeking affordable, traditional varieties
Performance breakdown
Bloom Longevity
Ten-week bloom cycles provide unmatched seasonal color consistency.
Maintenance Ease
Low-effort care requirements make this ideal for busy gardeners.
Disease Resistance
Robust hybrid genetics minimize common fungal and pest issues.
Soil Adaptability
Thrives across diverse soil profiles from sandy to heavy clay.
Growth Habit
Compact, mounded structure fits perfectly into tight border spaces.
Visual Impact
Large bicolor blooms create a high-contrast focal point in landscapes.
Key Specs
Item Form
1-Quart
Mature Height
20 in
Mature Width
18 in
Hardiness Zones
7 - 9
Soil
Clay, Normal, loamy, Poor, Sandy
Bloom Color
Dark Brown, Multi-Color, Yellow
Features
- True cross between Echinacea and Rudbeckia genera
- Long- and heavy-blooming from early summer through late fall
- Individual flowers last up to 10 weeks
- Compact, upright, mounded habit
- Rapid growth rate
- Disease resistant
- Adaptable to a wide range of soils
- Easy Care Plants
- Repeat Bloomer
What customers say
The aesthetic design of the Sizzling Sunset variety is consistently praised. Customers love the vibrant, fiery orange and red hues, noting the exceptional visual impact it brings to the garden. Reliability is a major highlight; reviewers frequently mention the plant's robust nature, ease of establishment, and remarkably long bloom cycle, often lasting well into the fall. This strong performance confirms its status as a high quality, low maintenance perennial.
Know before you buy
This plant is a unique hybrid cross between Rudbeckia and Echinacea. It combines the hardiness and disease resistance of Echinacea with the vibrant, long-lasting bloom power of Rudbeckia.
Each individual bloom is exceptionally long-lasting, staying vibrant for up to 10 weeks. The plant itself provides continuous color from early summer all the way through late fall.
Yes, its compact, upright, and mounded habit makes it an excellent choice for containers. It also performs well in borders or mass plantings where a tidy, uniform look is desired.
It is highly adaptable and can thrive in various soil types, including clay, sandy, or poor soil. The most important requirement is that the soil remains moist and well-drained.
The Summerina Sizzling Sunset is hardy in zones 7 through 9. If you live in a region colder than zone 7, you may need to treat it as an annual or provide significant winter protection.
It is considered an easy-care, low-maintenance plant. Because it is disease-resistant and a repeat bloomer, it requires very little intervention to maintain its vigorous growth throughout the season.
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