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Helenium autumnale |
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| | This one looks like 'Flammenspiel', but it came up in a different part of the garden |
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| | this is the 'Flammenspiel' we purchased |
| Common name |
Helen's flower, sneezeweed |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
yellow/orange/red (summer-fall) |
| Size |
4-5' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
Germinate at room temperature with exposure to light.
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Tall upright plant that provides its flowers in late summer and fall, when the garden really needs the color. The flowers are daisies with big knobby center discs, with a friendly, unassuming air. We have the plain species, flowering yellow, in our orchard, and the cultivar 'Flammenspiel', with orange-red flowers, in our front perennial border.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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