About

A cheerful annual, reaching 30-80cm, with a bushy habit with fresh green foliage. It produces abundant flowers all season. 'Aurantiacum' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Helenium may be upright, clump-forming annuals, biennials or herbaceous perennials with simple leaves and showy daisy-like flower-heads over a long period

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets

Care notes

CultivationFertile, moist soil in full sun
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationSow seed in spring
Pest resistanceAphids and slugs
Disease resistanceGrey mould in wet conditions