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Helenium Carmen

Common name: Sneezeweed

A golden delight radiates in the autumn light

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

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Bold and beautiful, Helen's flower is said to be named due to the central disc resembling the golden headdress worn by Helen of Troy. Certainly fit for a queen, Helenium Carmen displays bright, giant, yellow blooms, each petal with exquisite orange flushes and prominent central cones which turn orange-brown as they mature.The unusual and characteristic shuttlecock-like flower shape are produced all summer and into the autumn. Held on tall strong stems high above the foliage, helenium make perfect 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.Known also as Sneezeweed because the leaves were once used in snuff! Easy to grow and very long flowering, Helenium prefer to be grown in well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Helenium Carmen grows outside happily with no winter protection, reaching heights of approximately 1.2m and spreading to 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Helenium 'Carmen' YP
Common Name Sneezeweed
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Yellow
Type Perennial
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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