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Hymenoxys hoopesii

Hymenoxys hoopesii

Synonym(s) Helenium hoopesii

Common name orange sneezeweed

Family asteraceae

Life cycle perennial (Z3-8)

Flowers yellow (late spring)

Size 3-4'

Light full sun

Cultural notes well-drained soil

From seed easy, germinates at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

US native. From rosettes of gray-green strap-like foliage, flower stems rise three feet with unusually shaped yellow ray flowers with a brown central disk. We like how perfect and glossy the foliage re-emerges in early spring. By their third year, the plants are strong and flower up a storm.

orange sneezeweed

Hymenoxys hoopesii
Purple joins green in the evergreen rosettes

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: the lane

About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Hymenoxys hoopesii

Some particularly helpful links to other websites

Joy Creek

flower closeup photo, some info

Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from trade '02. Baggy, 70F (80%G, 5d)
Same seed as above. Baggy, 70F (80%G, 4d)
Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (58%G, 4-9d)
Seed from '05 garden. Baggy 70F (60+%G, 4-9d)
Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (75%G, 5-11d)
Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (53%G, 7-23d)

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Last modified: June 03, 2009
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