Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'
(Sneezeweed 'Sahin's Early Flowerer')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Smooth, mid-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. Daisy-like flowers with brown centres are orange and yellow and gradually darken to red with age. The flowerheads are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn, possibly longer with good deadheading and a favourable growing season. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Daisy-like flowerheads have rusty orange petals (ray florets) irregularly streaked with yellow that gradually deepen to red and become reflexed with age. At the centre of each bloom is a brown central boss of disc florets. The flowerheads are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from July into October, possibly longer with good deadheading.
Flower colour: Orange, yellow, red
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers (disc and ray florets) held singly
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Smooth, mid-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.