Helenium 'Helena Rote Tone'

Also Known As

Helenium autumnale 'Helena Red Shades'
Helenium autumnale 'Helena Red'
Helenium autumnale 'Helena Rot Tone'
Helenium autumnale 'Red Shades'
Helena Red Shades Sneezeweed

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 1'-2'

planting zones

3a-10b

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Helenium 'Helena Rote Tone' plant details

Helenium 'Helena Rote Tone' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer apricot, bronze, pink, red and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Helenium 'Helena Rote Tone'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: apricot, bronze, pink, red and yellow blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Helenium 'Helena Rote Tone'

USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Valuable for its showy late coppery-red color in the form of 2" Aug-Oct flowers on sturdy long stems (perfect for cutting!). S/M-W (not dry)

By: Forestfarm

Just when so much of your garden is “going to seed” you can rely on this vigorous & EASY late season perennial to bring on plenty of flashy deep coppery-red color & buckets of long lasting 2” cut flowers. Upright & multistemmed to 3’ high & 30” wide, the eye-catching shades of yellow, tangerine, & red “sun hats” make their appearance August to October. Lovely with late season blues like Delphinium 'Bellamosum', blue Salvias, or the black of Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black’. Can tolerate intense heat & clay but best in rich soil.

By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

Deep coopery-red sturdy

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

One of my pet peeves in gardening is the overwhelming dominance of spring flowering plants. Daffodils and all are great, but there are oodles of wonderful fall bloomers that don't get their due attention because they're not blooming when most people are hitting the nurseries. This is one of them. Dense masses of red to coppery orange daisy flowers absolutely covering the three foot tall plants in late summer. Carefree and heat tolerant. AND, if you don't like it, you can always dry it out, grind it up, and use it as a snuff replacement. Which sounds incredibly disgusting, but then so does snuff. Zone 3