Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Echinacea SunSeekers Tequila Sunrise ('Ifecssts') (SunSeekers Series)
Echinacea SunSeekers Tequila Sunrise ('Ifecssts') (SunSeekers Series)
Available Spring 2027
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Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.
Flowering from June to September, ‘Tequila Sunrise’ is a star performer that delivers drama alongside real wildlife value. Each sturdy upright stem produces large, open daisy-like flowers with a dark reddish-brown central cone and bi-colour petals — orange-red at the base, brightening to yellow at the tips.
Compact and clump-forming, it suits sunny borders and containers alike. Plant in fertile soil enriched with well-rotted compost and deadhead regularly to keep the blooms coming. The flowers are a magnet for pollinators, providing nectar and pollen throughout summer, while the seed heads offer food for birds over winter. A favourite with florists too — the blooms add a zing of summer heat to any cut flower bouquet.
Height × Spread: 60cm × 45cm
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Plant Notes
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Care Guide
Plant in full sun in well-drained, reasonably fertile soil. Space generously — Echinacea dislikes overcrowding and resents competition from neighbours. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and largely trouble-free. Deadhead regularly throughout the growing season to encourage further flowers. Leave the final seed heads of the season standing through winter; they provide architectural interest and are a valuable food source for birds. Cut back to 5cm from ground level in late winter as new growth appears. Divide approximately every four years in autumn or spring, but leave undisturbed while the plant looks healthy and vigorous.
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Good to Know
Wildlife-friendly — the flowers are a rich nectar source for bees and butterflies, and the seed heads attract goldfinches and other seed-eating birds through autumn and winter.
Long-lived and rewarding once established in the right conditions — good drainage and full sun are key.
Some varieties are lightly scented — worth seeking out on a warm day. -