Helenium Luc (Sneezeweed)

Remarkably similar to award-winning 'Sahin's Early Flowerer', one of the top favorite Heleniums, 'Luc' produces even larger and brighter flowers. The brilliantly colored daisylike flowers feature long petals surrounding a prominent chocolate brown center disk that is covered with golden pollen and attracts butterflies. Opening orange-red, the petals fade progressively to orange and yellow as they mature. Longer lasting than 'Sahin's Early Flowerer', they bloom earlier and do not require support.

• This fabulous perennial provides weeks of splashes of color, from midsummer to fall, when many other perennials are starting to fade.
• Grows up to 3 ft. tall (90 cm) and spreads 2 ft. wide (60 cm)
• Looks stunning planted in mass, 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 a 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.