Mariachi™ Sombrero Helenium
Helenium x 'Sombrero' PP #25,968
SKU
43121
This cute, compact, bushy blooming machine will brighten a sunny garden. Clear, sunshine yellow center cones are surrounded by even brighter yellow ray petals, on strong stems held above deep green, mounded foliage. Charming summer color for a cottage, wildlife, or cutting garden, or a 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. Despite its name, sneezeweed is not a common source of seasonal allergies. |
| Average Size at Maturity | Fast growing; reaches 18 to 20 in. tall, 20 to 24 in. wide. |
| Bloom Time | Early to Late Summer |
| 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. |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Flower Attribute | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Garden Style | Cottage, Rustic |
| Growth Habit | Compact, Mounding |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Mass Planting, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden, Cutting Garden, Urban Garden, Naturalized Areas |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Soil Needs | Flower & Rose Food |
| Special Feature | Clump Forming, Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Tolerates Wet Soils, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often. |
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.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3 - 9
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