Helenium autumnale
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Helenium autumnale is a flowering plant native to North America. Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed.
with notched, recurved ray florets.
. There are multiple named varieties varying in color and height. 'Pumilum Magnificum' is a yellow variety about two feet tall. 'Bruno', a reddish brown cultivar, 'Kupfersprudel', which is yellow/orange, and 'Butterpat', which is golden, all grow 3 to 3.5 feet tall. 'Chippersfield Orange' is up to 4 feet tall and is orange streaked with gold.
Natural habitat and distribution
This plant is found throughout the contiguous mainland United States and most of Canada.Appearance
Common sneezeweed grows up to a meter tall. In late summer and fall, it bears daisylike flower headsHead (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
with notched, recurved ray florets.
Cultivation
Common sneezeweed is cultivated as a garden perennialOrnamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
. There are multiple named varieties varying in color and height. 'Pumilum Magnificum' is a yellow variety about two feet tall. 'Bruno', a reddish brown cultivar, 'Kupfersprudel', which is yellow/orange, and 'Butterpat', which is golden, all grow 3 to 3.5 feet tall. 'Chippersfield Orange' is up to 4 feet tall and is orange streaked with gold.