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Key characteristics

Family: Asteraceae
Height: 3-4 feet tall
Width: 1-2 feet wide
Flower color: Shades of orange and red
Foliage color: Green, lance-shaped leaves
Bloom time: Late summer to early fall
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; deadhead spent blooms to encourage longer blooming and cut back in late fall
Growing zone: USDA Zones 3-8
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and bees

Perennials

Helenium 'Waltraut'

Waltraut Sneezeweed

Helenium 'Waltraut' is a beautiful cultivar known for its vibrant, multi-colored blooms that range in shades of bronze-yellow, orange, and red, with each petal featuring delicately fringed edges. The flowers' dark brown centers are edged in gold, adding a touch of warmth and contrast to the rich petal colors. This cultivar, originating from selections of North American native species, brings a cheerful, sunlit glow to late-season gardens.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late summer to early fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Bee balm · Yarrow · Ornamental grasses · Garden phlox · Black-eyed Susans · Daylilies

Design tip

Late flowers extend the season, so set it behind or beside plants that finish in midsummer. Give it open sun and room to fill out, and repeat it in threes or fives so the planting reads as one sweep instead of scattered dots.

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