Mariachi 'Fuego' Helen's Flower (Helenium) - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
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Mariachi 'Fuego' Helen's Flower (Helenium) - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
Sale price
$25.88
Regular price
$36.00
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Description
Mariachi 'Fuego' Helen's Flower
Helenium autumnale 'Fuego' PP#25968
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Perennial
Height at Maturity: 18-20"
Width at Maturity: 20-24"
Spacing: 18" for mass plantings
Spacing: 18" for mass plantings
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Mounding, Clump
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Flower Color: Red to Orange-Red flowers with Yellow petal tips and Yellow halo around a Dark Brownish cone
Flower Size: 1.5-2"
Flowering Period: Midsummer through Early Fall
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Green shades
Fragrant Foliage: -
Berries: -
Berry Color: -
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well draining), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 - 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Rabbit
Description
A North American native flowering perennial that will grow almost anywhere in the country (USDA Zones 3-9), the Mariacha 'Fuego' Helen's Flower features a stunning display of eye-catching sombrero-shaped daisies with red to red-orange petals, a yellow ring around the outside, and a yellow halo surrounding a dark brownish cone. The flowers are loved and appreciated by the late-season butterflies and are excellent for cutting and use in fresh floral arrangements. Feugo is a member of the Mariachi Series of dwarf varieties that were bred to be consistently shorter and more well-behaved in the garden. Striking in the garden and containers, or when planted among ornamental grasses.
Interesting Note
The other common name for this plant is Sneezeweed, but not because it'll make you sneeze simply by being in the garden; it won't. This common name is derived from the former use of its dried leaves in making snuff, which was inhaled to induce sneezing that was believed to rid the body of evil spirits.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 18 to 20 inches tall and 20 to 24 inches wide, Fuego Helen's Flower is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces and containers, or in grouping or drifts in sunny perennial or woodland borders. It combines especially well with ornamental grasses. A fine addition to wildflower gardens, native plant gardens, butterfly gardens, beneficial pollinator gardens, red theme gardens, cottage gardens, perennial gardens, and wildlife gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings; 36 inches or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Helen's Flower is very easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil of average fertility and six or more hours of direct sunlight daily. Constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic. Heavy, dense clay soils should be amended with bagged topsoil or other organic matter to ensure good drainage and improve soil quality. Plants can be cut back after going dormant, or in late winter. Feed as directed on the product label with a good flower food or organic flower food.
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