This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Sacramento, California
Tallahassee, Florida
Saint Charles, Illinois
Lebanon, Indiana
Hebron, Kentucky
Mechanicsville, Maryland
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Pinconning, Michigan
Excelsior, Minnesota
Wayzata, Minnesota
Coram, New York
Wellsville, New York
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio
Bend, Oregon
WALTERVILLE, Oregon
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
North Augusta, South Carolina
Watertown, South Dakota
Kerrville, Texas
Missouri City, Texas
Paris, Texas
Lexington, Virginia
Kalama, Washington
Seattle, Washington(3 reports)
Vancouver, Washington
Weston, West Virginia
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I'm good at this gardening thing. Have been since I was a kid. I know how moving a plant one foot to the south so that it gets two more h...Read More
One of the ugliest, most disappointing coneflower I ever grew. It starts out kind of orange then turns a faded pink. I am ripping them al...Read More
Plants do not overwinter well in zone 5b/6a, color reverts back. Spent 100's on these (Sunset this, Sunrise that) over-rated plants.
I planted Echinacea "Sunset" last year as a small plant. I loved the variation in the color - just like a sunset. I'm in zone 8a of Texas...Read More
I have three of these coneflowers. Two of them never bloom, and the third one does bloom but the flower color fades terribly. I'm going...Read More
In my zone of Texas (7b/8a), this plant proved disappointing. Unfortunately, many 'improved' varieties of our native wildflowers are weak...Read More
Though the new flowers were pretty and unusual they quickly faded to a dull parchment color. This was not attractive in my garden, though...Read More
I bought 6 "Sunset" echinacea 2 years ago. On the whole, I am enjoying this plant, but this summer, the flowers on 3 of my original 6 pla...Read More
Mine is blooming now and the color is beautiful! I haven't had the "petal roll" problem noted. I've had this since '06 and I wish it had ...Read More
i planted 4 of these a year ago in full sun, good soil. They get little summer water. They bloomed most of the summer. The color lives up...Read More
Itsaul Plants have discontinued production of this variety due to the poor petal development (petal roll) pictured in some of the pics on...Read More
I had to mulch and water alot in the heat I get in Sac but the flowers are absolutely one of a kind. I hope this second summer proves th...Read More
We found this pretty dull and disappointing. Looking for a stronger color from these plants.
I haven't grown this- for info. only:
Developed by Itsaul Plants of Georgia, the Big Sky™ series of Echinaceas are crosses of E....Read More
I just had to have this one too to add to my collection of Echinaceas! It's beautiful! Planted this year. Love it!
I'd have to give this one a positive because the flowers are an incredible color! Absolutely just like a sunset--everything from light o...Read More
I mail ordered this plant so it was small. It is now a little bigger and has produced about 4 flowers and I also love this one. I can't w...Read More
Very unique flowers - the usual purple-pink on the bottom of the petals, but a beautiful coral orange on top! Beautiful!