Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale 'Mardi Gras'
- Bright, cheery flowers
- Very heat and drought tolerant
- Deer resistant
Details
Helenium autumnale 'Mardi Gras' is an erect, clump-forming, sneezeweed with bushy basal growth. Each daisy-like flower (to 2" diameter) has yellow and red bicolored ray florets surrounding a prominent, deep brown center disk. Yellow rays are irregularly splashed with various shades of red. Flowers bloom for about 2 months from early to late summer. Powdered disk flowers and leaves of the heleniums have in the past been dried and used as snuff, thus giving rise to the common name of sneezeweed.
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Type:
Perennial
Sun/Shade:
Full Sun to Part Sun
Bloom Color:
Gold
Orange
Red
Yellow
Hardiness Zone:
4-8
Height:
24-36 inches
Spread:
12-24 inches
Benefits:
Truly Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Good Cut Flowers
Native
Deer Resistant
Attracts Wildlife:
Attracts Butterflies
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