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Mariachi 'Siesta' Helen's Flower (Helenium) - 1 Gallon Pot

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Mariachi ‘Siesta’ Helen’s Flower (Helenium) – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $34.97.Current price is: $24.48.

SKU: D2LSC 7847592833 Category: NATIVE PLANTS

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Mariachi ‘Siesta’ Helen’s Flower

Helenium autumnale ‘Siesta’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Perennial

Height at Maturity: 18″ in bloom

Width at Maturity: 18-24″
Spacing: 18″ for mass plantings

Growth Habit / Form: Upright

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: True Red

Flower Size: 1.5-2″

Flowering Period: Late Summer and Fall

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Rabbit

Description

If you like red, you’re going to love the Mariachi ‘Siesta’ Helen’s Flower. In late summer and fall, when we need color in the garden, this North American native perennial features a stunning display of eye-catching, daisy-like flowers with true red petals surrounding a dark maroon-brown cone. The flowers are loved by the late-season butterflies and excellent for cutting and use in fresh floral arrangements. ‘Siesta’ is a member of the Mariachi Series of dwarf varieties that were bred to be consistently shorter and more well-behaved in the garden. Striking in the garden or in pots or when planted in drifts or among ornamental grasses.

Interesting Note

The other common name for this plant is Sneezeweed, but not because it’ll make you sneeze simply by being present in your garden, it won’t. This common name is based on the former use of its dried leaves in making snuff, inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing up to 18 inches tall in bloom and 18 to 24 inches wide, Siesta Helen’s Flower is ideal for use as an accent or grouping in smaller garden spaces and as a solo or mixed with other plants in container gardens. It is striking when planted in drifts or combined with ornamental grasses. A fine addition to wildflower gardens, native plant gardens, butterfly gardens, beneficial pollinator gardens, red theme gardens, cottage gardens, perennial gardens and wildlife gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings; 36 inches or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Helen’s Flower is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full to mostly sun. For best flowering and density of foliage we suggest at least 7 hours of direct sunlight per day. Constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic. Heavy, dense clay soils should be amended with bagged top soil or other organic matter to ensure good drainage. Plants can be cut back after going dormant for winter or in late winter. Feed as directed on the product label with a good flower food or organic flower food.

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