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Helenium (sneezeweed)
The bed, 27 Sept 2026

Helenium (sneezeweed)

Helenium (variety tbc)

Yellow and orange daisies with brown domed centres. Leave the seed heads standing for the birds until spring.

Part of the sheltered bed by the pond.

Common name
Helenium (sneezeweed)
Section
Beds
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Garden
Soil
Garden soil with bark mulch
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Potential

Flowering colour for a mixed border or a taller, naturalistic summer display.

From
Grown on from online plugs, or bought from a local independent garden centre
Age
About 2 years
Next repot
Not needed: it's in the ground
Edible
❌ No: Toxic.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £9
Did you know?

Named because its dried leaves were once used in snuff.

Care & updates

What to expect
Dies back or rests over winter and comes back strong in spring, flowering through summer. Flowers Jul–Sep.
Feeding
Every 21 days, May–Aug, with Tomato feed (high potash) for flowers

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