Helenium 'Luc'
(Sneezeweed 'Luc')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 90cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Smooth, mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate in shape. The flowerheads are composed of a brown central boss surrounded by yellow petals that gradually deepen to red with age. The flowers are produced over a long period from midsummer into mid-autumn. (The flowering period will be prolonged by deadheading.) Excellent for use as cut flowers, and attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Golden yellow ray florets (petals) are irregularly streaked with red and gradually deepen to nearly all red with age. The ray florets surround a brown central cone of disc florets. The flowers are produced from July into October if deadheaded.
Flower colour: Red, yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Smooth, mid-green leaves are lanceolate in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.