Helenium (Sneezeweed) 'Sahins Early Flowerer'
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Keep your garden ablaze with colour from mid-summer right through to autumn with Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'. As the name suggests, this outstanding perennial sneezeweed bursts into life weeks before other varieties, producing masses of fiery daisy-like blooms streaked in vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and rich red around a prominent chocolate-brown cone. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, it is a superb choice for sunny borders, offering months of late-season impact and drawing in huge numbers of bees and butterflies.
Plant Specifications:
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Supplied As: 1 x 9cm pot
- Eventual Height: 90cm - 100cm
- Eventual Spread: 50cm - 60cm
- Position: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Moist but well-drained
- RHS Hardiness: H7 (Fully hardy anywhere in the UK)
- Flowering Period: July - October
Bedwen Plants Care Tip: Sneezeweeds thrive in full sun and soil that does not dry out entirely in summer. To ensure a continuous display of fiery blooms right up until the first frosts, remember to deadhead regularly. In exposed gardens, taller stems may benefit from supportive staking.
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Growing Information
| Common Name | Sneezeweed |
|---|---|
| Genus | Helenium |
| Exposure | Exposed, Sheltered |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay |
| Soil pH | Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Moisture | Moist / Well Drained |
| Height (Max.) | 90cm |
| Spread (Max.) | 60cm |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming, Upright |
| Flower Colour | Orange, Red, Yellow |
| Foliage Colour | Green, Dark Green |
| Ideal for... | Cottage Gardens, Prairie Planting, Cut Flowers, Back of Border, Attracting Pollinators, Sunny Spots, Damp & Boggy Spots |
| Planting | Thrives in moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Benefits from regular deadheading and should be divided every few years to maintain their vigour |
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4L, 2L & 1L refer to pot volume in litres. 9cm, 7cm & 5cm refer to pot diameter. These are common terms used in plant retail to indicate the size of a plant root system. Leaf & stem growth on plants varies widely by variety and time of year. Usually, 1L/2L/4L plants can be anywhere between 20-60cm tall & 5/7/9cm plants will be around 10-30cm tall. However, this may be less if the plant is naturally low growing or if it is a herbaceous plant in winter.
Plug plants are small plants grown from seeds or cuttings in cell trays. Their root systems start from about 1cm and the largest plug plants, described as extra-large or jumbo, are usually around 4cm. Plug plants can be great value to buy but they will need some extra care to get them started. We recommend planting each plug plant into its own 7 or 9cm pot (about the size of a standard mug), NOT directly into open ground or large pots. Ensure the pot has plenty of holes underneath and preferably over two tiers for even better drainage.