50+ Helenium Sneezeweed Flower Seeds-HELENIUM AUTUMNALE- Dogtooth Daisy- Autumn Sneezeweed - Highly MedicinalPerennial-Attracts Bees-B462
Description:
Helenium flower seed is a native American perennial, so you know it is right at home in the sunny garden. The plant can reach 48 inches tall and 18 inches wide, with dozens of flowering stems. It is a magnet for bees, and it needs to be deadheaded to keep blooming. It makes a great cut flower, so take all you want because Helenium will just keep producing more blooms.
This clump forming plant’s name (Sneeseweed) came from its medicinal use by native North Americans as the crushed dried petals were used to combat hay-fever. Sneezeweed is a native North American plant You'll enjoy this dazzling sight grown from Helenium seeds! These snazzy blooms of Autumn Sneezeweed have a prominent central cone of yellow or dark brown which highlights the bright petals of red or bold yellow. Included in this mix is also a few rich mahogany solids and some jazzy bi-color red-and-golds for contrast.
Helenium Sneezeweed flowers bloom like crazy all over sun-loving plants from early summer right into fall -- a dazzling sight indoors or out! Helenium is also known as Common Sneezeweed or Dogtooth Daisy. This name was given because its foliage irritates the skin of some people. Wear gloves the first few times you handle the plant. The flowers, however, are allergen-free, so the cut flowers can be brought indoors for vases without any worry.
Growing Sneezeweed: Sneezeweed seeds can take from 14 - 21 days to germinate, and temperatures needs to be at least 70F degrees for germination to take place. Cover the flower seed lightly with top soil. Once the plants are growing well, pinch them back in the spring by 8 - 10 inches, just above a new set of leaves. This will encourage bushier growth, but it will also delay blooming until later in the summer. Helenium plants need plenty of water throughout the growing season. Cut Autumn Sneezeweed back to the ground after flowering. It is a long-lived perennial that will thrive for many years in your garden. Divide the plant every few years for best results.
Season: Perennial
USDA Zones: 4 - 8
Temperature: 70F (21 C)
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly, no more than the thickness of the seed
Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 24 inches
Height: 48 inches
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Mix
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7.2
