Helenium Königstiger (Sneezeweed)
A 1964 selection by Karl Foerster, Helenium ‘Königstiger’ (King’s Tiger in English) features rich brick-red daisylike flowers with golden yellow rings at the base of each petal and at their tips.
A 1964 selection by Karl Foerster, Helenium 'Königstiger' (King's Tiger in English) features rich brick-red daisylike flowers with golden yellow rings at the base of each petal and at their tips. They surround a prominent chocolate brown center disk that is covered with golden pollen and attracts butterflies.
- This fabulous perennial provides weeks of splashes of color, from midsummer to fall, when many other perennials are starting to fade.
- Grows up to 3-4 ft. tall (90-120 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.
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 (Mid,Late)Fall |
Height | 3' – 4' (90cm – 120cm) |
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 |