Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
$26.00
A late summer and fall bloomer that brightens the garden with vibrant yellow flowers, when everything else starts to fade; adapts to most soils; regular watering needed
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Sneezeweed is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Sneezeweed has masses of beautiful yellow daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from late summer to mid fall | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Sneezeweed will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the flowers | with a spread of 30 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches apart. The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in moist to wet soil | and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is native to parts of North America. It can be propagated by division.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level moist to wet
Mature Size 3'(4'withtheflowers)Hx30"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are yellow
Flowers from late summer to mid fall
Attracts butterflies
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil