Echinacea Big Sky™ Sundown PP17659

Scientific Name: Echinacea 'Evan Saul'

Also Known As

Echinacea 'Sundown'
Sundown Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 32"-40"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Echinacea Big Sky™ Sundown PP17659 plant details

Echinacea Big Sky™ Sundown PP17659 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer orange flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea Big Sky™ Sundown PP17659

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 32 IN - 40 IN - tall
Flowers: orange blooms in summer
Uses: fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea Big Sky™ Sundown PP17659

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Up to 6" across! with bright red-orange-magenta horizontal petals, the flowers of this E. purpurea x E. paradox hybrid are lightly honey-scented, VERY beautiful, floriferous and long flowering (July-Oct) on 3' stalks. S/M PPAF

By: Forestfarm

One of the celebrated stars from Richard Saul's highly touted Big Sky breeding program in Atlanta, Georgia, 'Sundown' colors the landscape with blazing intensity. Vibrant, nearly iridescent pinkish orange petals bend back and overlap one another as they swirl around a pronounced chocolate-brown hub. A cross between purpurea and paradoxa, this Echinacea is not only a flamboyant, sweetly fragrant beauty, but a stocky workhorse delivering vigorous, multibranched stems and broad dark green foliage. (PPAF)

By: Digging Dog Nursery

ECHINACEA PURPUREA SUNDOWN, a hybrid single daisy coneflower with warm orange petals, slightly fragrant, brownish center cones. Multi branched stems, profuse blooming, growing to 36", flowering june to frost, excellent cut flower, attracts butterflies, hardy zone 4-9

By: Premier Landscaping & Yard Care

At last, a coneflower that's not purple! This selection sports warm russet-orange flowers with a prominent, brownish central cone. Their nice wide petals are slightly reflexed and overlap, giving the blossoms a full, substantial presence. Plant this one up close where you can enjoy its delightful rose-like fragrance. Sundown™ is similar to 'Sunset' PP16424 but stands about 8-10 inches taller. Though the flowers are slightly smaller, Sundown™ is a more vigorous grower.