Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) 

Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

Common sneezeweed is a perennial herb up to 4 feet tall. In late summer to fall one plant can produce as many as 100 yellow flower heads in a branching array. Each head has 11–21 ray florets surrounding sometimes as many as 800 disc florets. Leaves are dark green, alternate, and lance-shaped. The Latin specific epithet autumnale is in reference to the plant's autumn flowering. This plant is widespread across much of the United States and Canada

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 3-9 

Germination Needs: No special treatment / seeds are very small, and should be surface sown with very little if any soil dusted over top. Do not allow to dry our, but water from below without standing water for best germination of this species.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium 

Plant Spacing: 1½-2 feet

Height: 4 feet

Bloom time: August, September, October 

Bloom Color: Yellow 

Advantages 

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Excellent in the home landscape!

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