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Helenium 'Wesergold'

Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 75cm
Width - 60cm

Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Smooth, mid-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. Daisy-like flowers have bright yellow petals surrounding a reddish-brown central cluster of Disc florets. The flowerheads are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn with good deadheading. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

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Flower:

Daisy-like flowers are composed of bright yellow petals (ray florets) surrounding a central cone of reddish-brown disc florets. The flowerheads are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from July into September with good deadheading.

Flower colour: Yellow

Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers (disc and ray florets) held singly

Flowering time: July, August, September

Foliage:

Smooth, mid-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to ovate

Pest and Diseases:

Protect young growth from slugs in spring.

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.