Helenium autumnale is an upright clumping perennial wildflower. Plants have unique winged stems clothed in elongated bright green leaves. In autumn foliage is crowned by an abundance of golden daisy-like flower heads. The blooms are visited by throngs of pollinators. This adaptable plant will grow in any site that has sun or part sun and wet to moist soils.
Flowering begins in late summer or early fall and continues for 1-2 months. Plants grow 3-5’ tall with 3’ spread. Plants are pest resistant and unpalatable to deer and other herbivores. This is a good choice for a Wildlife Garden, Prairie or Meadow. Plants are also used as Butterfly Nectar Plants or as part of a Grouping or Mass. Helenium autumnale has Showy Blooms and is appropriate for Cottage Gardens, Deer Resistant Plantings, Rain Gardens, Water-wise Landscapes, Low Maintenance Plantings, Perennial Borders and Roadsides.
Native.