Common Sneezeweed Helenium

Growing yellow sneezeweed flower. Pruning Helenium plants. Helenium autumnale, amarum, Chelsey, etc.

Helenium Autumnale "Bruno"

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The blooms form at the stem tips of 2-5 foot tall, stiff stalks. The plants form clumps which look good massed alone or among shrubs. The blooms are great flowers for cutting.

The grass green foliage is lance shaped and makes a nice foil to the flowers.

The silver foliage of Senecio cineraria or Silver King Artemesia look good paired with it.

All parts of this plant are poisonous. Do not ingest it. Use care when handling it as it may cause skin irritation.

Growing Helenium

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Site plants in full sun in rich, moisture retentive soil. Divide the clumps every 4 years or so--whenever they begin to lose vigor.

If you wish to increase your stock in the meanwhile, take stem cuttings in early summer.

Sneezeweed is hardy in zones 3-9.

Helenium Pruning

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Pinching the shoot tips a time or 2 in early spring will make the plants more compact and minimize the need to stake tall cultivars.

Cut the stems back by half after they bloom.

Helenium autumnale

Each petal of the yellow disk flowers is distinctly separate. The blooms feature honey-colored, raised central cones much like those of coneflowers.

The flowers arrive in August and depart in November.

The orange petals of Moerheim Beauty Helenium flare out from beneath the velvety brown central cones like tutu skirts.

This cultivar of H. autumnale blooms from late summer to fall on plants which sometimes stretch to 4 feet.

Helenium amarum

Small bright yellow flowers adorn the 24 inch tall plants from spring through fall. The bright green foliage resembles grass blades.

Other varieties include:

Helenium mardi gras is a 3 foot tall plant which blooms in various shades of yellow, orange, and gold all at the same time. The 2 inch flowers will reappear if it is deadheaded.

Helenium puberulum is a California native which prefers damp ground. The bright yellow or gold half inch flowers are sometimes called autumn lollipops. The 18 inch stems are winged along their length.

Helenium Dakota Gold is a summer annual which bears inch wide bright yellow flowers on a 15 inch plant. The blooms are self cleaning. Heat and drought are no match for this cultivar.

Helenium Chelsey bears large, bicolored orange and gold flowers on a 36-48 inch plant. It is perennial in zones 5-9.

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Loysder Wieck Helenium These stunning blooms were bred to catch your eye.

Ruby Tuesday Helenium Get weeks of bold scarlet blooms from midsummer to early fall.

Lollipop Helenium Lollipop forms remarkable chocolate brown flower heads with rustic yellow and bronze highlights, providing a bright display that lasts well into autumn.

Helenium Kanaria Helenium Kanaria

Double Trouble Helenium This is the first, double-flowered Helenium. Bright yellow petals surround a golden cone-shaped center. Pinch plants back in early July for a more abundant show of blooms.

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