Hayday™ Red Helenium

Helenium autumnale

Pronunciation: hel-EE-nee-um aw-tum-NAH-lee
SKU #44448
5-9

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Ruby red blooms with dark centers are held on the strong stems of this compact, upright plant. Charming summer color for a cottage, wildlife, or cutting garden, or a small urban border. Herbaceous perennial.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Keep soil moist but not soggy.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 14 to 18 in. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9

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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant
Growth RateFast
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsBlack-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Avens (Geum); Bee Balm (Monarda); Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium); Gayfeather (Liatris)
Care InstructionsProvide organically rich, moist but well-drained soil. Prefers regular moisture, even tolerating wet soils; does not tolerate dry soils. Fertilize only lightly. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued bloom. Hard prune by 1/2 after bloom period.
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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant
Growth RateFast
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsBlack-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Avens (Geum); Bee Balm (Monarda); Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium); Gayfeather (Liatris)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide organically rich, moist but well-drained soil. Prefers regular moisture, even tolerating wet soils; does not tolerate dry soils. Fertilize only lightly. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued bloom. Hard prune by 1/2 after bloom period.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly

100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.