Helenium 'Potter's Wheel' (Sneezeweed)
Common Sneezeweed 'Potter's Wheel', False Sunflower 'Potter's Wheel', Helen's Flower 'Potter's Wheel', Yellow Star 'Potter's Wheel'
Helenium 'Potter's Wheel' produces eye-catching flowers, 2 in. wide (5 cm), with deep crimson-brown petals, each adorned with a thin golden-yellow edge. The petals are held flat, around a chocolate brown cone, which fades to yellow as the flower matures. Rather sparsely petalled, the blossoms are elegantly borne atop the foliage of oblong to lance-shaped, dark green leaves, and create an impressive display in the late summer garden.
- This fabulous perennial provides weeks of splashes of color, from late summer to fall, when many other perennials are starting to fade.
- Grows up to 3-4 ft. tall (90-120 cm) and spreads 2 ft. wide (60 cm)
- Looks stunning planted in mass, and mixes beautifully with ornamental grasses or any other perennial plants. Well suited for borders, cottage gardens, or naturalistic areas such as prairies or meadows.
- Very attractive as cut flowers, it has good resistance to most insects and diseases, attracts butterflies and deer ignore it!
- A full sun lover, it is very hardy and prefers average, medium to wet, well-drained soils. Prefers rich, moist soils and hates dry soils. Regular watering maters for profuse blossoms!
- Deadheading will extend the flowering season. Once flowering has ceased and the plant has died back the stems should be cut down.
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Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 8 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Helenium - Sneezeweeds |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 3' – 4' (90cm – 120cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 18" (45cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Rabbit, Wet Soil |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 8 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Helenium - Sneezeweeds |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 3' – 4' (90cm – 120cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 18" (45cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Rabbit, Wet Soil |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |