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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Echinacea 'Evan Saul' PP 17,659
Sundown Coneflower
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available EchinaceaItem #: 6644
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This lovely coneflower from Georgia's Richard Saul (named after his son) arises in spring as a basal rosette of narrow green leaves from which rise sturdy 40" tall stems. Starting in June, the flowering stems are topped with 3.5" bright orange flowers that attract hummingbirds and have a delightfully sweet aroma. This F3 hybrid of Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea paradoxa (lots of good inbreeding...popular down there in the Georgia mountains) makes a fast-growing clump which, under good conditions, will produce 60 flowers on a 1-year-old plant...simply delightful.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Echinacea
Flower Color: Orange/Peach , Yellow/Gold
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , United States Native Plants