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Helenium autumnale |
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Sneezeweed, Helen's
Flower, Yellow Star, False Sunflower,
Swamp Sunflower |
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Eastern and Southcentral United States |
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Erect plant |
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2˝-6 feet tall by 3 feet wide |
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Heads to 2 inches
wide, receptacle nearly globose to hemispherical, colors are yellow,
reddish brown or orange. Flowers are daisy-like. |
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Late summer to
frost. |
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Alternate, leaves decurrent, creating a
winged effect, leaves linear-lanceolate to
elliptic or ovate lanceolate, to 6 inches long,
usually serrate, nearly glabrous. |
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- 'Brilliant' - Bronze flowers, prolific bloomer.
- 'Bruno' - 2˝-4 feet, sturdy habit, mahogany-red
flowers, excellent in zone 8.
- 'Butterpat' - Clear
yellow flowers, 3-4 feet.
- 'Crimson Beauty' - 2-3 feet tall, mahogany flowers.
- 'Kugelsonne' - YelIow
flowers, 4-5 feet tall.
- 'Moerheim Beauty' - 4 feet tall, bronze-red flowers.
- 'Pumilum Magnificum' - Light yellow flowers, 5 feet
tall.
- 'Riverton Beauty' - Lemon yellow flowers
with purplish black disk flowers, sturdy 4
feet stems
- 'Wyndley' - Coppery brown flowers. 2-3 feet tall.
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Helenium is named after Helen of Troy. |
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