Helenium Kokarde (Sneezeweed)
A very tall specimen, Helenium ‘Kokarde’ features vividly colored daisylike flowers, a mix of bright golden yellow and attractive orange-red streaks, with reflexed petals. They surround a prominent chocolate brown center disk covered with golden pollen that attracts butterflies.
A very tall specimen, Helenium 'Kokarde' features vividly colored daisylike flowers, a mix of bright golden yellow and attractive orange-red streaks, with reflexed petals. They surround a prominent chocolate brown center disk covered with golden pollen that attracts butterflies.
- 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 4-5 ft. tall (120-150 cm) and spreads 2 ft. wide (60 cm)
- Looks stunning planted in mass plantings and mixes beautifully with ornamental grasses or 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.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3 – 8 |
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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 | 4' – 5' (120cm – 150cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 18″ – 24″ (45cm – 60cm) |
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 |