| Description | A compact Sneezeweed with bright yellow to gold flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (hel-EE-nee-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | best in full sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist sites, tolerates average, will sulk in dry conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, moist to soggy soils, well drained soils |
| Flowers | one inch bright yellow flowers |
| Leaves | fine texture foliage |
| Dimensions | 12-14 inches tall, spread up to 24 inches, mounded |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek word helios (sun). Powdered disk flowers and leaves of the heleniums have in the past been dried and used as snuff, thus giving rise to the common name of Sneezeweed. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #91-The Plant Finders Guide to Daisies (John Sutton) |
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