Sun Exposure: Sun - Part Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Soil Type: Loam, Loam-Clay
Height: 3 - 5 feet
Spread: 2 feet
Blooms: August, September
Root: Fibrous
Habitat: Moist Prairies and Meadows, Low areas, Water edge
Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Rain garden, Pond Edge
Complimentary Plants: Jewelweed, New England Aster, Dense Blazing Star
Wildlife Value: The most common visitors to the flowers are long-tongued bees, including honeybees, bumblebees, long-horned bees, cuckoo bees, and leaf-cutting bees Host Plant: Dainty Sulphur Butterfly
Seed Origin: Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Germination Code: A, D
Photo credits: #1/2 by Sundaura Alford-Purvis
Helenium autumnale - Helens Flower
This plant is a prolific bloomer! The bright yellow flowers put on quite a show in August and September with numerous daisy-like flowers that have distinctive tooth-like indentations at the ends of each petal. Helenium autumnale is excellent for damp soils in full sun or light shade, and also does well in medium garden soil. Also commonly called Sneezeweed, it doesn't actually cause allergies as pollination for this plant is achieved by the activity of pollinating insects, and not the wind. This plant tolerates "wet feet" and can be used in a rain garden, around ponds or any other low lying area that remains moist.