Helenium autumnale, Dog Tooth Daisy, Quart pot
Dog Toothed Daisy, Helenium autumnale, Quart pot
FS - PS, Zone 3, Blooms August - October, 4’ x 2’ Wet to medium soil, intolerant of too dry, prefers somewhat fertile soil, may need support.
We were introduced to this plant by a gardening friend who was wondering what it was. I knew it as Sneezeweed, another common name. Noticing that the stem she had brought lasted a very long time in the vase, we were intrigued! So, for over four years we have grown this fantastic late season bloomer. Our first-year plants reached about 4’, and the second year they grew to around 5’ tall.
Avoid over-fertilization which may cause the plants to grow too tall. Its common name - sneezeweed - is based on the former use of its dried leaves in making snuff, inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Long-lasting flowers for bouquets and for many tiny pollinators, including Sweat Bees. Dog-toothed Daisy blooms for many weeks, starting in late summer and continuing through mid-fall, offering nectar and pollen for hungry insect foragers late in the growing season. The plant develops via fibrous roots and will form clumps that can be divided every 3-4 years. Make sure to water during times of drought. Unlike most native plants, if it encounters long periods of drought, it will not survive. We have found it best to place this plant against a fence or wall.
Attracts a wide variety of native bees, beetles, moths and butterflies. Song birds love to eat the seeds. It is also a larval host plant for the Cloudless Sulfur and Silvery Checkerspot butterfly.
Dog Toothed Daisy, Helenium autumnale, Quart pot
FS - PS, Zone 3, Blooms August - October, 4’ x 2’ Wet to medium soil, intolerant of too dry, prefers somewhat fertile soil, may need support.
We were introduced to this plant by a gardening friend who was wondering what it was. I knew it as Sneezeweed, another common name. Noticing that the stem she had brought lasted a very long time in the vase, we were intrigued! So, for over four years we have grown this fantastic late season bloomer. Our first-year plants reached about 4’, and the second year they grew to around 5’ tall.
Avoid over-fertilization which may cause the plants to grow too tall. Its common name - sneezeweed - is based on the former use of its dried leaves in making snuff, inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Long-lasting flowers for bouquets and for many tiny pollinators, including Sweat Bees. Dog-toothed Daisy blooms for many weeks, starting in late summer and continuing through mid-fall, offering nectar and pollen for hungry insect foragers late in the growing season. The plant develops via fibrous roots and will form clumps that can be divided every 3-4 years. Make sure to water during times of drought. Unlike most native plants, if it encounters long periods of drought, it will not survive. We have found it best to place this plant against a fence or wall.
Attracts a wide variety of native bees, beetles, moths and butterflies. Song birds love to eat the seeds. It is also a larval host plant for the Cloudless Sulfur and Silvery Checkerspot butterfly.
Dog Toothed Daisy, Helenium autumnale, Quart pot
FS - PS, Zone 3, Blooms August - October, 4’ x 2’ Wet to medium soil, intolerant of too dry, prefers somewhat fertile soil, may need support.
We were introduced to this plant by a gardening friend who was wondering what it was. I knew it as Sneezeweed, another common name. Noticing that the stem she had brought lasted a very long time in the vase, we were intrigued! So, for over four years we have grown this fantastic late season bloomer. Our first-year plants reached about 4’, and the second year they grew to around 5’ tall.
Avoid over-fertilization which may cause the plants to grow too tall. Its common name - sneezeweed - is based on the former use of its dried leaves in making snuff, inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Long-lasting flowers for bouquets and for many tiny pollinators, including Sweat Bees. Dog-toothed Daisy blooms for many weeks, starting in late summer and continuing through mid-fall, offering nectar and pollen for hungry insect foragers late in the growing season. The plant develops via fibrous roots and will form clumps that can be divided every 3-4 years. Make sure to water during times of drought. Unlike most native plants, if it encounters long periods of drought, it will not survive. We have found it best to place this plant against a fence or wall.
Attracts a wide variety of native bees, beetles, moths and butterflies. Song birds love to eat the seeds. It is also a larval host plant for the Cloudless Sulfur and Silvery Checkerspot butterfly.