HELENIUM MEDIUM
Of all late-summer, daisy-flowered perennials, FALL
Helenium are among the most colorful. They have RED
become increasingly popular with the rise of naturalistic
plantings, to which they are well suited, although they Centranthus ruber (Red valerian)
also add a dramatic note to herbaceous borders. The Perennial forming spreading colonies
sturdy stems bear shuttlecock-shaped flowers in fiery of fleshy leaves. Branching heads of
tones of red, orange, and yellow that last for many weeks. small, star-shaped, deep reddish-pink
Plants seldom need staking and form slowly spreading or white flowers are borne above foliage
clumps if grown in sun and fertile soil. To lengthen the from late spring to fall. Thrives in poor,
flowering season, select a variety of forms, and cut back exposed sites. H 24–36in (60–90cm),
some in early summer to promote later flowering. S 18–24in (45–60cm) or more.
AD Z5–8 H8–5
H. ‘Indianersommer’ H. ‘Potter’s Wheel’
H. ‘Bruno’ t H. ‘Double Trouble’
H. ‘Red Army’ H. ‘Butterpat’ H. ‘Feuersiegel’
248 Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’
Clump-forming perennial. From late
H. ‘Rubinzwerg’ summer to mid fall spikes of blazing
red flowers on branching stems arise
from basal, deep red-purple foliage.
H 3ft (1m), S 12in (30cm).
AEt Z3–9 H9–1
H. ‘Waltraut’
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