Helenium (Helensflower)
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Including Helenium varieties The Bishop, Coppelia, Flammendes Käthchen, and Zimbelstern
Helenium
Helensflower
Legend has it that Helenium first grew on ground watered with the tears of Helen of Troy. The backbone of the late season garden,
Helenium sends out branching stems covered with yellow, orange and bronze daisy-like flowers that have sculpted, conical centers and fringed, silky petals.
In areas of high wind or heavy rain, the stout stems may need support. Helenium ‘Butterpat’ 
Renown for its rich, buttery yellow blooms, ‘Butter-pat’s fulgent, late season parade is a welcome event in our garden. The sunny petals are gathered by green-tinged golden cones, while tall, stiff stems clothed in lance-shaped leaves stand sentinel below. Try planting this robust
cultivar with Salvia ‘Nekan’, Sedum ‘Neon’ and Calamagrostis brachytricha for a lively gathering.
Blooms July–August. Size: 4' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Helenium Butterpat (P-1271)
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Helenium ‘Coppelia’
From the same group of seedlings that produced ‘Bruno’ comes ‘Coppelia’, the selection that holds first place in Alan Bloom’s heart for its earlier bloom and shorter stature. Large coppery red blooms supported by sturdy stems offer sumptuous colors for the late season border.
Blooms August–September. Size: 3' high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 4. Helenium Coppelia (P-0755)
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Helenium ‘Flammendes Käthchen’
Long after other flowers have had their say, this tall, back-of-the-border Helenium delivers a bonfire of color. Henna-red and burnt orange petals, streaked with gilt hues, surround velvety brown centers, looking like the twirling skirts of flamenco dancers.
Blooms late August–mid-October. Size: 5' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Helenium Flammendes Käthchen (P-1185)
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Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’
Plushly colored in chocolate-brown and gold, each round hub centers a carousel of dark brick-red petals, exhibiting orange-yellow striations as they age while smooth-edged lanceolate leaves cloak the sturdy upstanding stems below. wildly popular in europe, this compact shorter statured Helenium makes a welcome addition to any garden, especially when showcased with Asclepias ‘Hello Yellow’ and Panicum ‘Dewey Blue’.
Blooms August–September. Size: 2'–2-1/2' high x 15" wide; hardy to zone 4. AVAILABLE LATE MARCH 2008 Helenium Rubinzwerg (P-1483)
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Helenium ‘Zimbelstern’
Cymbal Star
One of the largest flowered Heleniums, ‘Zimbelstern’s undulating, brilliantly golden, mahogany-splashed petals converge at a russet eye. Before its enthusiastic bloom, strong stems sport unusual chartreuse buds that have a joy all their own.
Blooms late August–mid-October. Size: 4'–4-1/2' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4. Helenium Zimbelstern (P-0854)
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Helenium bigelovii ‘The Bishop’
Short petals in sunny deep yellow encompass the blackish brown discs of this western species. Compact and earlier to flower than other Helenium cultivars, ‘The Bishop’ pledges a bright profile when planted with Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’ and Salvia ‘Caradonna’.
Blooms July–August. Size: 2-1/4' high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 6. Helenium bigelovii The Bishop (P-1115)
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Helenium hoopesii
First discovered in the late 1800s, this robust and stalwart denizen of the American West volunteers a perky floral display above broad, up to a foot long, strapping foliage that creates a handsome gray-green rosette with a subtle sheen. Sturdy leafy stems yield vibrant clusters of 3 in. wide golden flowers defined by narrow, slightly reflexed rays circling a darker central disk.
Blooms July–August. Size: 3'–4' high x 18"–2' wide; hardy to zone 3. Helenium hoopesii (P-1270)
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