FNPS Plant Database

Helenium autumnale

fall sneezeweed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

fall sneezeweed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Helenium autumnale

Family:

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:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Division of clumps. Seed. Easily grown by either method. Untended plants often grow quite tall and fall over. Cut them back when they first begin to take on height to promote bushier growth.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts bees and butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Bluffs, swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/helenium_autumnale_autumnale.shtml Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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