General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Plant Spread: 15-18 in. (38-45cm)
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Erosion control
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP: 17659

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Trade name information:
Series: Big Sky™
Trade Name: Sundown
Cultivar name: 'Evan Saul'
Common names
  • Coneflower

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Location: My Yard
Date: 2020-06-04
Location: My Yard
Date: 2020-06-04
Location: My nursery bed on south side of house.
Date: 2011-09-21
(PP17659, Big Sky Series; aka 'Sundown'
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26

Date: 2009-08-09

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Nortwest N.J.
Date: 2017-07-11

Date: 2012-06-26
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-10-25

Date: 2009-07-02
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-06-03
Location: My Yard
Date: 2016-07-17
Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2014-07-15
Location: Sun garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2009-07-06
I am not thrilled with these flowers. Sundown opens well with pal
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
#Pollination
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Tatton Park Flower Show 2009
Photograph by Mike Peel
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2014-07-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Yard
Date: 2017-05-21
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-22
My yard, zone 6

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-02-27
Comments:
  • Posted by NJBob (Vernon N.J. - Zone 6b) on Oct 11, 2011 10:37 PM concerning plant:
    Also known as Big Sky Sundown

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