Helen’s flowers

Helenium ‘Mariachi Bandera’

Type:: perennials that last
Hardiness:: Zone 3 – 9
Mature Height:: 12-18in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure), part sun/morning shade (western exposure), part to full sun (4 hours or more sun), sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Bloom Color:: bi-color, red, yellow
Bloom Shape:: daisy
Bloom Time:: fall, summer
Foliage:: green

Description

Brick red blooms with a bright golden halos bring color to the late summer border. A must have for the late summer and fall perennial bed, these plants don’t wilt in the heat!

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