Heliopsis (False Sunflower) 'Burning Hearts'
Heliopsis helianthoides
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Create a fiery focal point in your summer borders with Heliopsis helianthoides 'Burning Hearts' (False Sunflower). This stunning perennial is prized just as much for its dramatic, deep purple-bronze foliage as it is for its spectacular blooms. From mid-summer into autumn, it produces a profusion of golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers, each heavily splashed with a vibrant reddish-orange centre. It is an exceptionally long-flowering and robust addition to sunny borders, providing wonderful contrast and drawing in plenty of bees and butterflies.
Plant Specifications:
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Supplied As: 1 x 9cm pot
- Eventual Height: 100cm - 120cm
- Eventual Spread: 45cm - 60cm
- Position: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Well-drained, moderately fertile
- RHS Hardiness: H6 (Fully hardy across the UK)
- Flowering Period: July - October
Bedwen Plants Care Tip: False sunflowers perform best in full sun. To keep the plant looking tidy and to encourage a continuous display of golden blooms right into early autumn, regularly deadhead the spent flowers. It is naturally quite sturdy, but a little support may be helpful in very exposed gardens.
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Growing Information
| Common Name | False Sunflower |
|---|---|
| Genus | Heliopsis |
| Exposure | Exposed, Sheltered |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay |
| Soil pH | Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Moisture | Moist / Well Drained |
| Height (Max.) | 100cm (1m) |
| Spread (Max.) | 100cm (1m) |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Flower Colour | Orange, Yellow |
| Foliage Colour | Green |
| Ideal for... | Cottage Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Prairie Planting, Cut Flowers, Easy Care, Back of Border, Attracting Pollinators, Sunny Spots |
| Planting | Performs best in full sun and moist but well-draining soil. Highly reliable and reasonably drought-tolerant once established. Deadhead regularly to extend the display. |
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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.