Notes
The long-blooming flowers of Helenium Mardi Gras provide a welcome injection of colour as summer progresses. Each daisy-like flower head unfurls to reveal an orange-yellow sunburst of petals, against a deep brown central cone. Not as tall as other varieties, it is ideal for the front of the border in the late summer garden.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 2/3 L
- Height and Spread: 40cm (1ft) x 40cm (1ft)
Features
Insights
It is said that Heleniums are named after Helen of Troy; if so, they valiantly uphold her reputation for beauty. While so familiar to English herbaceous borders, these sophisticated, grown up ‘daisies’ originated in North American meadowland and are extremely hardy as a result.
Details
- Flowers: July - October
- Hardy
Planting
- All soil types
- South, East and West aspects
- Full sun
Care
- Keep deadheading spent blooms to prolong flowering.
- Will die back over winter so cut back after flowering.
Glossary
In The August Garden
