Echinacea, Big Sky Coneflower 'Matthew Saul'

Also known as Mathew Saul, this echinacea has golden petals with a bright orangey cone that starts its blooming period in July. They pla...Read Morent can grow to 30 inches in height with 4 inch flowers on 30 inch stems. The flowers are slightly fragrant.

The color of this plant is true to its name, it glows just like a harvest moon, it cannot be captured with a camera. It has a very nice s...Read Morecent as an added bonus. Be sure to put this one where you can see and smell it easily.

I currently have three of the Big Sky series echinacea. I have Twilight, Sundown, and Harvest Moon. I have had great success with them....Read More Harvest Moon in particular has a gorgeous deep gold color that compliments the pure green color of the foliage. It's absolutely beautiful. My favorite coneflower yet. I had to move it to the front of my house, so I had more opportunities to appreciate its beauty up close on a daily basis. This cultivar will not disappoint. Another great aspect of it is that it doesn't have an overwhelming size. Mine is only about 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide. Much small than Magnus coneflowers. I've only had it in the ground for about 2 months, and it has tons of blooms. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this plant. In fact, I wish I had room for more!

So far I have not had much luck with Harvest Moon™. I planted Twilight™ at the same time, and that plant seems to be much healthier....Read More Harvest Moon's flowers are okay, but a lot of the leaves on the plant are withered and the flower petals have curled under. I have spoken with a few other people in my area that are having the same problem with theirs, and someone mentioned that it could be a problem with the tissue culture...? Time will only tell.

Only a somewhat lighter note, someone gave me Summer Sky™ and I bought Sunrise™ this weekend. Both of these plants are promising already!

The color is actually a bit off putting to me; more of a acid trip tangerine than anything else. Doesn't really complement any of the ot...Read Moreher colors in my garden, even when located next to similar tones plants like Rudbeckia or Coreopsis.

On the plus side it does grow and flower well (though I hate the color). Better than E. x 'Art's Pride' or 'Mango Meadowbright' but not as pleasing as 'Tiki Torch'

This really does have a light orange - mustard color to it. In time it fades to look exactly like Sunrise.