Can Can Helenium
Helenium autumnale 'Can Can'
SKU
41282
Brightly patterned flowers dance atop strong stems, with deep brown centers surrounded by a skirt of outward petals in a colorful array of gold, copper and orange. A great addition to a cottage, wildlife, or cutting garden, or small urban border. An herbaceous perennial.
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Full sun
Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often.
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| Botanical Pronunciation | hel-EE-nee-um aw-tum-NAH-lee |
|---|---|
| Lore | Helenium is a native wildflower from the Americas, found around damp woodland areas, alongside streams and ponds, and in moist meadow lands and prairies, with regular moisture. They have a shallow root system and will not thrive with periodic dry spells. The species H. autumnale refers to a late summer through fall bloom period, later than others of its genus. Despite its name, sneezeweed is not a common source of seasonal allergies. |
| Average Size at Maturity | Quickly reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall, 3 ft.. wide. |
| Bloom Time | Summer to Fall |
| Design Ideas | This American native is perfectly at home in a meadow or prairie garden or open woodland in areas where regular moisture abounds. Thrives along a sunny stream bed or pond's edge. A valuable late season bloomer for the traditional perennial border. |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Flower Attribute | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Garden Style | Cottage, Rustic |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden, Cutting Garden, Urban Garden, Naturalized Areas |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Special Feature | Clump Forming, Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Tolerates Wet Soils, Fast Growing |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often. |
| Companion Plants | Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Avens (Geum); Bee Balm (Monarda); Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium); Gayfeather (Liatris) |
Provide organically rich, moist but well-drained soil. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, prefers regular moisture, even tolerating wet soils; does not tolerate dry soils. Fertilize only lightly. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued bloom. Hard prune by 1/2 after bloom period.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
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