Echinacea 'Evan Saul'

SUNDOWN is a new hybrid coneflower in the Big Sky Series from Richard Saul of Itsaul Nurseries in Atlanta, Georgia. It is reportedly the result of 2002 cross-pollination of two unnamed <i>Echinacea</i> hybrid selections. This is an upright and columnar plant with free branching that typically grows in a clump to 32-36î tall and to 18\ wide on sturdy stems that do not need staking. It is noted for its large, slightly-fragrant coneflowers (to 4î diameter) featuring overlapping, slightly reflexed, russet-orange rays with dark brown center cones. Flowers bloom from late spring t... more »

SUNDOWN is a new hybrid coneflower in the Big Sky Series from Richard Saul of Itsaul Nurseries in Atlanta, Georgia. It is reportedly the result of 2002 cross-pollination of two unnamed <i>Echinacea</i> hybrid selections. This is an upright and columnar plant with free branching that typically grows in a clump to 32-36î tall and to 18\ wide on sturdy stems that do not need staking. It is noted for its large, slightly-fragrant coneflowers (to 4î diameter) featuring overlapping, slightly reflexed, russet-orange rays with dark brown center cones. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Strigose, coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves (to 4-5î long) are lanceolate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones are often visited by goldfinches that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the flowers spiny center cone. U. S. Plant Patent PP17,659 issued April 24, 2007 under the cultivar name of 'Evan Saul'." (less)