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Name
Heleniums
Price
Available on Request
Colours
yellow, bronze, orange, red
Size
Height: 90cm/36inches
Spread: 60cm/24inches
Aspect
Prefer full sun.Doesn't mind an exposed or sheltered site, and is suitable for east, south and west facing gardens.
Care
They need fertile, moist but well drained soil. For tall varieties provide stakes as support. Every 3-4 years you should divide the clumps in spring/autumn to help maintain the vigour of the plant.
Uses
-Suitable for the backs of beds/borders
-Cottage gardens/informal planting schemes
-Cut flowers/flower arranging
-Low maintenance
-Wild flower planting
Description
These late flowering perennials have longlasting flowers from summer-autumn. The are quite tall and clump forming, so will spread slowly over the years to create a bold block of colour. Flowers can be cut, and are useful for attracting bees and other useful insects in to the garden. They look good grown with other late flowering perennials such as Asters, Crocosmias, Sedums, Rudbeckias etc. Some are fully hardy, some are frost hardy (meaniing they will tolerate temperatures down to -5 degrees Celsius.