Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra
Brand: Jelitto
Packaged:0,25 g (50 s.)
Availability:In Stock
1.64€
Ex Tax: 1.35€
Ox-Eye "Summer Sun" (Sunflower Heliopsis) - Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra.
Perennial from the Asteraceae family.
Origin: North America, Southern Canada.
An excellent honey plant and cut flower for a bouquet.
Natural flowering period: July - October.

Winter hardiness zones: Z3-Z9.
Flowering plant height: 120 cm.
Distance between plants: 75 cm.

Perennial with strong stems, reddish leaves and showy golden yellow flowers with an orange-red central disk.
Foliage: with a burgundy-red tint.
Soil requirements: medium soils (tolerates heavy clay soils), pH 5.8 - 6.8.
Location: sunny (up to scorching).
Use: effective cut flowers for bright bouquets. Heliopsis helianthoides will help create original landscape compositions in combination with other ornamental plants: Echinacea, Knautia macedonica and Sanguisorba menziesii.
Technological information.
1.0 g = 240 seeds.
Recommended seeding: 10 g/1000 plants.
Germination: fast (the seeds are kept at constant humidity (but not in dampness) at a temperature of about + 20 ° C. Do not cover the seeds with soil, but slightly press them into it. After germination, transfer young seedlings to a cooler place. From sowing until emergence shoots: 2-3 weeks.
Best sowing time: any time.
From germination to transplant: 4-6 weeks.

Heliopsis helianthoides Kare päikesesilm
Ox-Eye, False Sunflower.

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