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Common Name: Sneezeweed, Helens Flower      Latin Name: Helenium autumnale      Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
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Helenium autumnale

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Category: Perennial
Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Helenium
species: autumnale
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Growth habit: Upright
Foliage: Alternate, linear-lanceolate, 2 to 6 inches long, usually serrate
Flowers: Yellow, reddish-brown or orange daisy-like flowers. Wedge shaped ray florets are three-lobed at the tips. Disc florets form a button-like a cone. Blooms June through October, if deadheaded.
Culture: Prefers full sun and well-drained soil but will tolerate most conditions except dry soil. Many of the H. autumnale cultivars are tall and require staking.
Pests and problems: Powdery mildew
Uses: Border or cut flower for tall varieties, bedding plant for shorter cultivars.
Propagation: Division (every 3rd year), seed
Cultivars: ‘Mardi Gras’, shown here, has yellow petals splashed with orange around a dark brown central cone. It is 3 to 4 feet tall.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
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Plant Images and Specimens
Picture of Helenium autumnale  Sneezeweed, Helens Flower
Location: Zoo
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

Picture of Helenium autumnale  Sneezeweed, Helens Flower
Location: Zoo
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz

Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 73
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_flowers_up.JPG
Flowers of Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_plant_ap.JPG
Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_plant_side_ap.JPG
Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_wings_ap.JPG
Helenium autumnale - wing detail. Note wings on the stems.
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_wings_on_plant_ap.JPG
Helenium autumnale - wing detail. Note wings on the stems.
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Location: Coyote Ct, Mason Coyote ct Mason OH
Specimen: 121
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Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summr 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_border_st.JPG
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summr 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_flower_st.JPG
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale Helenium_autumnale_plant_st.JPG
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.192210140000000 Longitude: 16.384302120000000] Specimen: 10859
Helenium autumnale plantplacesimage20170812_173032.jpg
August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria

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