Helenium autumnale
fall sneezeweed
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
3-5 ft tall by 3 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts bees and butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Bluffs, swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas.
