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Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'
The only true gold Coneflower

Echinacea 'Twilight'
The reddest Coneflower to date

Echinacea 'Summer Sky'
The first two-tone Echinacea

Echinacea 'Sundown'
The brightest, most intense orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'After Midnight'
The darkest, deepest-coloured Coneflower

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Richard Saul is the man behind many other varieties

12-09-2006 14:27 Although the introduction of the Big Sky series of Echinaceas has shot Richard Saul's work into the spotlight, what most people don't realise is that he's been responsible for many other introductions of perennials and other trypes of garden plants over the years.

By Miriam Young

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Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull'

Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull' is a new crossing between Richard's own C. 'Zamphir' and C. 'Early Sunrise'. The result is a plant producing many flowers with distinctively fluted petals.

Monarda 'Jacob Cline'

Bet you didn't know that Monarda 'Jacob Cline' was one of Richard's!? This variety boasts strong stems and very good resistance to mildew.

Stokesia 'Colorwheel'

Stokesia 'Colorwheel' is a recent introduction with great novelty appeal as each flower opens white then gradually deepens to purple-lavender. The result is a spectacular multi-coloured show with up to five colour shades on the same plant.

Hemerocallis 'Moontraveller'

Hemerocallis 'Moontraveller' was Richard's very first introduction in 1983. It has the same citron yellow flowers as H. 'Happy Returns' but with taller flower stalks, blooming well above the foliage. Like H. 'Happy Returns', it's also an excellent repeat bloomer!

Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender'

As the name suggests, Phlox 'David's Lavender' is a sport from the renowned P. 'David'. It is also a quality plant with very good mildew resistance.

Kniphofia 'Candlelight'

Kniphofia 'Candlelight' is repeat blooming Torch Lilly, throwing up new flower spikes from May though till October.

It's not only about perennials - Richard also breeds many woody plants, succulents and annuals....

Hydrangea 'Lemon Daddy'

Look out for Hydrangea 'Lemon Daddy', a yellow-leaved sport of Richard's own H. 'Big Daddy', with the largest known flower clusters of all the Mophead macrophylla Hydrangeas.

For colourful annual foliage, check out this fabulous range of Alternatheras.

Biography

Richard Saul
By Miriam Young
The gardening world is a finer place thanks to Richard Saul. His emergence as one of the world’s leading plant breeders appears to be a triumph of destiny that we can all be thankful for.

The Nursery

A Mountain Oasis
By Miriam Young
Hidden well away in the Georgian mountains is a plant breeding heaven.

Other Business

Who is Mr Natural?
By Miriam Young
The Saul brothers are on a continual quest to keep Atlanta growing green.

Other Plants

The other stars in the Big Sky
By Miriam Young
Just as our universe is believed to be continually expanding, so is the range of Echinaceas in the Big Sky series.

Other Plants

Richard Saul is the man behind many other varieties
By Miriam Young
Although the introduction of the Big Sky series of Echinaceas has shot Richard Saul's work into the spotlight, what most people don't realise is that he's been responsible for many other introductions of perennials and other trypes of garden plants over the years.

More Pictures

So many beautiful pictures, so little space
By Miriam Young
A gratuitous gallery of other pictures taken at Itsaul Nurseries