Common Name: Sneezeweed, Helens Flower
Latin Name: Helenium autumnale
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Sneezeweed, Helens Flower
Helenium autumnale
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Sneezeweed, Helens FlowerHelenium autumnale
Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Helenium
species: autumnale
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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.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Zoo
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Location: Zoo
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 73
Specimen: 73
Flowers of Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Helenium autumnale
Location: Ault Park - east circle
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
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 - 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
Specimen: 121
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summr 2008
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summr 2008
Helenium autumnale
Age: 2008
Planted By: Sue Trusty
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
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
August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria