Helenium autumnale 'Can Can'

Common name: Sneezeweed

Hot, lava-like colour for a splash panache from summer to autumn

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Large, daisy-like blooms in golden shades of yellow and orange will be dancing in your borders through summer to the first frosts. Helenium Can Can is a joy to behold.Known also as Helen's Flower, said to be named due to the central disc resembling the golden headdress worn by Helen of Troy. Helenium flower all summer, with the characteristic shuttlecock-like flower shape. Tall strong stems hold the blooms high above the foliage, which makes Helenium perfect as cut flowers, lasting well in a vase. Versatile, whether planted with grasses in a prairie garden, in a cottage garden, or in a more formal design, Helenium are happy in containers and borders creating bold colour for months on end, from mid-summer, until late autumn.A more unusual name for this gorgeous plant is 'Sneezeweed', because the leaves were once used in snuff. Helenium are easy to grow and very long flowering, preferring to be grown in well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Can Can grows outside happily with no winter protection, reaching heights of approximately 80cm (32") and spreading to around 60cm (24").
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Key Information
Latin Name Helenium autumnale 'Can Can' P9
Common Name Sneezeweed
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Yellow
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.80 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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