Helenium puberulum ‘Autumn Lollipop’ plants – ( Helen’s Flower, Rosilla)

Description

Picture thanks to Thompson and Morgan https://www.thompson-morgan.com

These plants are in 8cm pots .

This plant has curious ball shaped heads in brown colours with a small yellow skirt of petals. It makes a decorative plant in the garden and is loved as a cut flower and is also prized for its drying abilities. It makes a good  container plant. The flower heads are extremely attractive to bees and butterflies, and golfinches which love the seed. Plant in full sun to light shade , and in soil which gets regular moisture such as stream seeps , but it will also tolerate some drought.