| Description | A late blooming perennial with buttery yellow flowers. A medium to large plant for the full sun. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | prefers moist sites, will sulk in dry conditions. |
| Soil & Site | moist to soggy soils, well drained soils |
| Flowers | 3 inch, butter yellow, daisy-like, appearing in July to September and are highly attractive to bees. Works good as a cut flower |
| Leaves | mid-green lance-shaped leaves |
| Dimensions | 3 plus feet tall, space 24 inch on center |
| Maintenance | May need to be staked or pinch before the end of May to control the height. Dead head to increase the number and length of bloom. Lift and divided every 2-3 years. |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek word helios (sun). Powdered disk flowers and leaves of the heleniums have in the past been dried and used as snuff, thus giving rise to the common name of Sneezeweed. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #91-The Plant Finders Guide to Daisies (John Sutton) |
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