Helenium autumnale
Common Sneezeweed;
Autumn Sneezeweed
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5’ tall
One plant can produce a large number of yellow flower heads; blooms late summer to autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in the fall; attracts native bumble bees, halictid bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, beetles, etc.
Due to its tolerance of wet soils and seasonal flooding, a great rain garden species
Clump forming; does not spread aggressively; benefits from divisions every few years
Common Sneezeweed;
Autumn Sneezeweed
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5’ tall
One plant can produce a large number of yellow flower heads; blooms late summer to autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in the fall; attracts native bumble bees, halictid bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, beetles, etc.
Due to its tolerance of wet soils and seasonal flooding, a great rain garden species
Clump forming; does not spread aggressively; benefits from divisions every few years
Common Sneezeweed;
Autumn Sneezeweed
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5’ tall
One plant can produce a large number of yellow flower heads; blooms late summer to autumn
Highly beneficial pollen and nectar source in the fall; attracts native bumble bees, halictid bees, wasps, butterflies, skippers, beetles, etc.
Due to its tolerance of wet soils and seasonal flooding, a great rain garden species
Clump forming; does not spread aggressively; benefits from divisions every few years
Details
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Yellow
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Late Summer, Fall
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3-5’
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Medium, Wet
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Full, Partial
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Dainty Sulphur
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FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, may occur in non-wetlands
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No cold stratification required; surface sow - needs sunlight to germinate