Skip to the garden
All plants

Perennial · Asteraceae

Helen Flower

Helenium autumnale

  • Feeds pollinators
Helen Flower (Helenium autumnale)

Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecien, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

rust, gold, mahogany

What actually matters with this one

Pinch the stems by a third in late May. It flowers a fortnight later but stands up without any staking.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Zones 3-8
Height
1.2 m
Flowers
August to October
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.