Gelenium yellow description. The best varieties of geleniums

Helenium perennial is a plant that can be found in almost any garden. This flower is undemanding and does not cause difficulties in care, while it has high decorative properties. Its main advantage is abundant flowering. Helenium bushes are distinguished by a columnar shape. They have strong woody stems up to 2 m high, which branch heavily towards the top. Each branched shoot is crowned with golden or red-brown flowers. The diameter of the inflorescence basket is up to 6 cm. As a result, the bush of the plant resembles fireworks, since at least a hundred flowers bloom on it.

Description

Gelenium belongs to the large botanical family Compositae. What gardeners call flowers are actually, like the aster, basket-shaped inflorescences, consisting of small tubular flowers that may have a brown or yellow tint. Most often they form a convex center, resembling a bump.

The birthplace of gelenium is the North American continent. AT natural conditions more than 30 species grow there. Among them there are both annual and perennial plants, the stems can have different height, in some species they reach 160 cm. Combines all varieties general structure basket inflorescences and the fact that geleniums do not form a bush in the generally accepted sense: individual independent plants take root in a close group on the site.

Even perennial species This plant does not have a wintering rhizome. After the end of flowering, both the roots and the stems of the gelenium die off, but new rosettes have time to form at their base by the end of the season. Although they look fragile and defenseless, they are actually quite strong formations. They can even withstand severe frosts in open field, and in the spring they have a flowering stem. One gelenium has several such outlets, so the curtains grow quickly enough. This should be taken into account when choosing a place for a flower in the garden.

Gelenium inflorescences are single, but there are species in which they are collected in a kind of shields. Their palette is very diverse - from bright yellow to purple red. Specially bred garden varieties differ in even more interesting coloring with beautiful transitions and overflows of shades.

Species and varieties

The genus Helenium includes more than 50 species that grow throughout America - from the Florida peninsula to the northern borders of Canada. Among these species there are both annual and perennial:

1. 1. The first are geleniums bitter and graceful.
2. 2. Popular types of perennials are autumn geleniums and Hupa.

There is another interesting species - this is Helenium hybridum, an amazing mix of plants that are very different in height, shape and color. The name itself suggests that it is a hybrid. It does not include specific subspecies, but all plants that are hybrids, even if their "ancestors" cannot be established. It is believed that in most cases they are descended from Helenium autumn. This species itself is quite variable. Most often it differs yellow flowers, but there are many varieties with uncharacteristic coloration.

Helenium autumn

Helenium hybrid has several varieties, which are described in the table:

Name	Description	A photo
Gartensonne	The stems grow up to 130 cm in height. Inflorescences are smaller than in other species - up to 3.5 cm in diameter. The leaves are small. Reed flowers are brightly colored. They are mostly red-yellow, while tubular ones have a more muted yellow-brown color. This species blooms earlier than the rest, starting in July.
goldlakzwerg	Low-growing species, with stems up to 100 cm in height. But its flowers have a larger diameter than that of Gartenzonne - up to 4.5 cm. It blooms from the end of July
Rotgout	A variety that is distinguished by a muted red-brown color of reed flowers. Flowering time - same as Goldlakzwerg

All varieties of gelenium grown in horticultural crops are divided into groups depending on what shade their marginal flowers are colored in. Allocate:

1. 1. Yellow - in this group, the already mentioned Gartenzonne is considered one of the most beautiful, although there are no less spectacular Eldorado and Zimbelstern, a lush Double Trouble variety.
2. 2. Red - Rubinswerg is one of the most beautiful. This is a kind of autumn gelenium. characteristic features Rubinzwerg varieties are small leaves and large baskets, collected in corymbose inflorescences. The diameter of each basket is about 5 cm. A beautiful variety of Red Jewel, which has a beetroot color that is rare for gelenium.
3. 3. Variegated varieties. This is a fairly diverse group. The variety Autumn Jazz has thin stripes bordering the marginal flowers. But there are other options - with wide contrasting strokes or light touches: Jazz Plasma with its velvety petals, Biedermeier, Feuersiegel, Flammenrad and others.

The first varietal gelenium - Riverton Beauty - was bred back in 1909. This is a variegated variety with a spectacular color - yellow with red strokes on the back of the flower. The variety is still found today, although it is no longer so popular.

The choice of perennial depends on the individual preferences of the gardener.

Cultivation and care

AT landscape design gelenium is used in the most different options. In any garden, it will look spectacular in flower beds with a dense planting. Low-growing varieties (among the geleniums there are those that grow up to 60 cm) can be grown in borders in the foreground. Varieties with tall stems - in the background in a flower garden or in a flower bed. Single landings against the background of a green lawn are also possible. So, the Rubinswerg variety is often planted next to the house or outbuildings. Many geleniums are grown for cutting, they look bright and elegant in autumn bouquets.

The flower is distinguished by its unpretentious and undemanding nature. Gelenium care is usually not difficult. He prefers wet and fertile soils, since under natural conditions it grows in damp and swampy areas, root system it is superficial and poorly developed. But in culture, most varieties (especially the autumn type) are usually planted in well-lit places with sufficient moisture. In hot and dry summers, gelenium needs abundant watering.

Almost all geleniums are light-loving plants, but they also tolerate partial shade quite well. With a little shading and moist soil, they will delight with especially plentiful and lush bloom. 2-3 times during the summer the plant needs to be fed. For this, they are used mineral fertilizers.

Tall plants should be tied to stakes. Gelenium has a high growth and development rate, so that the next year it forms up to 30 stems. Because of this, the plant quickly ages. Transplantation and division of the bush is recommended for the third or fourth year. best time is early spring, when the stems begin to grow back. The most labor intensive operation is autumn pruning gelenium, because its stems are quite hard and thick. But the plant is not afraid of pests, resistant to fungal and bacterial diseases.

Geleniums can be grown in several ways. The most popular option for natural species is seeds that are sown directly in open ground in autumn. But theoretically it is also possible to grow from seedlings. In this case, to begin with, the seeds are sown in boxes, a mini-greenhouse is made for them, covered with plastic wrap and aired regularly. In the spring they are planted in the ground.

The only drawback of seedlings is that such plants bloom more slowly than those propagated by dividing the bush. At seedling method young geleniums will please with bright colors only in next year. By division, varietal plants are often propagated so that they retain their properties. It is recommended to perform the procedure during flowering. So that the delenki stems do not die off before new rosettes form, they must be cut off, leaving 10-15 cm above the ground.

Not all varieties of gelenium tolerate winter well. Some of them may die in the cold, snowless months. This is especially true for varieties obtained from thermophilic species, such as Helenium Bigelow.

Gelenium flowers are a genus of 40 annual and deciduous herbaceous perennials in the Asteraceae family, native to America. Some of the species, especially autumn gelenium, have common name"sneezing weed". This name is based on the fact that in the past, the dry leaves of the flower were used in the manufacture of tobacco - when inhaled, it caused sneezing, which allegedly relieves the body of evil spirits. Most large species can reach a height of up to two meters. We bring to your attention a material that discusses the process of growing helenium flowers from seeds, with the rules for planting and subsequent care, photos and descriptions of some common varieties.
Some types of gelenium are used as a food plant for some Lepidoptera species, including Phymatopus behrensii.

Gelenium flowers are known to gardeners all over the world, but only in Russia, unfortunately, interest in it is lost. In the rest of the world, there is an unprecedented rise in the cultivation of this crop. This is mainly due to the external attractiveness of the gelenium flower, as a result of which it fits perfectly into any design solution your garden. Look at the photo of the autumn and hybrid gelenium and appreciate all the uncomplicated charm of a flowering plant:

Description of gelenium and its photo

Gelenium, judging by the description, is an annual or perennial, but in any case, the usual length of its length can vary from 10 to 160 centimeters. It has long erect, simple or branched trunks, which can be either densely hairy or simply bare. Below are numerous photos of gelenium in various variations of colors and bud sizes:
The leaves are mostly cauline, petiolate or sessile. The lobes are mostly elliptical, lanceolate, linear, oblanceolate, oblong, ovate or spatulate. The foliage can be pinnate or lobed with smooth or serrated edges.

Helenium has brilliant yellow, brown, orange, purple, red or bicolor petals that form a spherical inflorescence with a brown cone covered with golden pollen. For growing gelenium from seeds, a variety of varietal colors are used, which can be successfully combined with other plants from the aster family.
In fact, gelenium flowers are not bushy in the sense that we put into this word. Since a bud is formed in place of the past root, from which a rosette of leaves with roots grows in the future.

Planting and caring for gelenium

Gelenium is planted in early summer or late autumn, depending on the type you choose. Numerous cultivars have been developed specifically for gardening, mainly Autumn Helenium and Bigelovia Helenium. It is preferable that these be gardens in those areas for which the flower is indigenous, but in our country it will not be so difficult to grow gelenium from seeds.
The soil for planting gelenium must be fertile with a huge amount of organic fertilizer in the form of compost, manure or other rotten organic matter in addition to a full course of mineral fertilizers throughout the spring. In summer, only two or three top dressings are required. If you do not divide the plant for a long time, then the resulting rosettes will begin to freeze slightly, and the earth will be depleted very quickly.

It is advantageous to place gelenium near fences and decorative elements, which require additional decoration and are important element your garden or garden. The plant looks very good in an autumn bouquet, especially with asters.

Helenium should be grown in full sun (but can tolerate both partial shade and shade) with moist soil and good drainage. They are drought tolerant, but despite this, they must be watered regularly during planting and until full bloom. It is necessary to protect the plant bush from the winter cold and various drafts (but it is worth airing).
Gelenium care consists in timely watering, fertilizing with minerals and loosening the soil to a depth of up to 7 cm around each bush. Also, during the care of the gelenium, an attempt can be made to form a bush, but it is advisable to do this only when single landings along the curbs.

Growing gelenium from seeds

by the most effective way growing helenium, gardeners unanimously recognize the branch of rosettes. But still, growing gelenium from seeds is also not inferior to its positions. You should know that the seeds of the plant in the northern territory have a very low germination rate. The best solution in this situation is to start growing them in the winter, then the chances that the seeds will still take root are much greater. At the same time, you will still see the first flowers no earlier than two or three years later. Seeds are planted from the soil with organic fertilizers, covered with plastic wrap or glass and kept in this state until the first sprouts appear. Do not forget to water and ventilate the gelenium from time to time.

When planting in open ground, do not plant on one square meter more than four or five bushes, since the roots need a fairly large space for life.
Propagation by cuttings will take less time, and even easier - at the growth stage, you need to cut off the cuttings and root them in the soil. You can even hold in a special mixture for rooting.

Helenium varieties

The most common varieties of gelenium include hybrid and simple views, which are obtained by breeders as a result of the selection of the most beautifully flowering plant specimens. hybrid varieties gelenium differ not only in larger buds, but also in the duration of their flowering period. As a rule, it exceeds the flowering period simple forms flowers for 1 - 2 months. Next, you can look at the photo of the gelenium variety and read them short descriptions in order to choose the right type for your garden.

Autumn gelenium flowers

Helenium autumn comes from North America, including it is found throughout the adjacent territory of the United States and most of Canada. It is also popularly referred to as the "sneezing plant".
The flower can reach a height of up to one meter. In late summer and autumn, flower heads appear with jagged, curved flower rays. Autumn gelenium care is not much different from agricultural technology of the whole type of these flowering plants. Regular feeding with mineral complexes with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus is required. These trace elements provide long-term rapid flowering.
The species is cultivated as a garden perennial flower. Varieties of autumn gelenium may vary in color and height. For example:

• Pumilum Magnificum: yellow variety about 60 centimeters long;
• Bruno: red-brown variety;
• Kupfersprudel: yellow or orange;
• Butterpat: golden. All three last varieties have a length of 90 to 110 centimeters.

Flowering time from August to October. Helenium autumn prefers full sun and moderate humidity. The flower is very attractive various kinds butterflies.
You should not give the plant an excessive amount of fertilizer during the care of the gel; some varieties do not need them at all. Failure to follow this rule may result in abundant flowering and double or triple growth.

Helenium hybrid

Helenium hybrid includes a huge array of hybrids for the garden, the origin of which is unclear. Many botanists distinguish autumn gelenium as the main variety. They have different characteristics regarding color, size, leaves, etc.
The most popular varieties are Gartcnsonne, Gartcnsonne and Rothaut. They are all taller than one meter with inflorescences 3.5 to 5.5 centimeters in diameter. Color - yellow-brown.

Helenium rubinzwerg

Gelenium rubinzwerg is a very popular shrub variety. It has petals of red, almost ruby ​​color (which goes well with the name of the flower). There is some yellowishness at the end of the flower cones. The plant blooms from early July to late September and grows up to 60 centimeters and above.

Gelenium perennial

Helenium perennial, as the name implies, is just that perennial variety, moreover, having a height of about 89 centimeters. Moist soil with good drainage is preferred. sunny place. If the soil is heavy, then the shoots will be very thin. It is necessary to regularly moisten the soil and the flower itself, as well as cut off the regrown shoots.

Helenium autumn refers to unpretentious and fast-growing plants.

Its flowering period lasts from August to early November, until frost begins.

planting helenium autumn spring and autumn.

Description

Gelenium has straight woody stems, covered with elongated sessile leaves of the next arrangement. It reaches a height of 2 m. The plant strongly branches in the upper part and forms many flowers on each branch. The flowers form large bright inflorescences-shields - red, brown, orange, yellow. The plant is honey-bearing and attracts bees.

Various varieties helenium autumn differ in color and height.

Varieties with yellow marginal flowers:

Magnificum (height up to 80 cm),

Gartensonne (height up to 1.1 m),

Meuerheim (height 1.8 m),

Katarina (height 1.4 m),

Superbum (height up to 1.8 m),

Septembersonne (height 1.6 m).

Geyher varieties with red marginal flowers include Die Blonde (height 1.7 m), Glutauge (height 90 cm).

Growth conditions.

Gelenium prefers raw, rich nutrients soil. He needs a lot sunlight. It can also grow in light shade. The site with gelenium should not be flooded.

Reproduction, features of growth and care.

This plant has a poorly developed root system and needs a lot of water and frequent watering. Helenium rhizomes grow rapidly and give many shoots that need to be tied up. Rapid growth leads to rapid aging of the plant.

Already in the third year, the gelenium must be divided and seated. It's best to do it in early spring but you can do it at other times if needed. It is only important that the plant takes root before the onset of winter. After digging, the overgrown gelenium easily breaks up into several plants with basal rosettes of leaves. They are planted at a distance of 80 cm from each other.

At autumn planting at the gelenium, the aerial part is shortened to 10-12 cm. The rhizomes are handled carefully in order to injure them as little as possible.

In the warm season, especially in dry weather, the gelenium must be watered frequently. During the summer, it is fed 2-3 times with mineral and organic fertilizers. The first top dressing is carried out in May with solutions of urea, potassium sulfate or ready-made organic fertilizers (1 tablespoon of dry matter per 10 liters of water). For 1 m2 of soil, 3-4 liters of the prepared solution are consumed. The second top dressing is carried out at the beginning of the flowering of the gelenium. For this, mainly organic fertilizers are used (1 liter of mullein infusion is diluted in 10 liters of water). For 1 m2 of soil, 2-3 liters of the resulting solution are consumed. The third top dressing is carried out after the gelenium has faded (in mid-autumn). For this, mineral fertilizers are used. For 10 liters of water add 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate and potassium sulfate. For each m2 of gelenium plantings, 5 liters of fertilizer solution are consumed. Gelenium rhizomes are located superficially, so the plant is often sprinkled with compost, dry peat or fertile layer soil. In cold and snowy winters, the plant freezes out, so it must be covered for the winter. Gelenium is covered with sawdust, moss or covered with lutrasil. Cut the stems first.

Gelenium planted in spring and autumn. Seeds can be planted immediately in open ground in April or March in seedling boxes. At a temperature environment 18-20 °C seedlings appear in 14-20 days. In May, after the appearance of 2-3 true leaves, the seedlings are transplanted into open ground. A distance of 30-35 cm is left between plants. They will bloom only next year.

Diseases.

Gelenium is susceptible to damage by the chrysanthemum nematode. The diseased plant is removed along with the excavated clod of earth.

Application in landings

Gelenium is planted in flower beds in the background. It is a good background for undersized plants of soft colors. It looks good next to blue-violet asters, verbenas, delphiniums, monards. Good neighbors for gelenium are also goldenrod, marigolds, Cape figelius, despite the same color scheme.

What kind of flower helenium, as well as where exactly such a name came from, can be found below. This article will talk about this perennial gelenium, its planting and care. You will also learn what varieties there are and how to grow them from seeds. Photos will be presented below.

Gelenium culture (from the Latin Helenium), serves as a family of annuals and perennials of the Compositae division, which contains 32 subspecies. Similar plants grow in Central and North America, especially in the Western United States. It is generally accepted that the culture was able to get the name in honor of the wife of Tsar Menelaus, the beautiful Helen, because of which the war between Greece and Troy, described by Homer in the Iliad, began. What is remarkable about this plant? Initially, it was their own inconspicuousness. With the onset of summer, the saturation of colors in the garden begins to fade, but you can find that standing aside humble plant, which yesterday you could not notice. On this day, he, along with his golden baskets, which can change their own color, begins to delight your eyes with a not very elegant, but lukewarm, calm and cozy disposition.

A culture that has been growing for many years has the following zest - its root system dies by winter cold along with flower stalks, but from the buds that grow under the ground of a stem that lives one year, a leaf rosette with roots appears by this period of time, which on next year will be able to give a new peduncle.

What many consider a gelenium shrub, in truth, are closely growing independent crops with straight, branched stems at the top, which can be up to 1.5 m high.

In this gelenium, the leaves are represented by lanceolate, alternate. Baskets are single or collected in corymbose inflorescences, consisting of marginal reed flowers. The latter are orange, brown, yellow, red and purple, centrally tubular have a yellow or brown color. The fruit is a pubescent achene, which has an oblong and cylindrical shape.

How to grow crops from seeds

The presence of freshly harvested seeds of this crop, without starting a topic already for stale seeds, has low germination. However, if you have a desire to experiment with seed propagation of a flower, you can safely try, and we will try to help by telling you how to do it. It will not be superfluous to note that the plant is perfectly able to reproduce with the help of vegetative way- that is, when they share a bush, as well as leaf rosettes.

Seeds should be sown in autumn period time, directly into the soil, or in the spring - in boxes for seedlings. However, when planting in the spring, seed stratification is necessary: ​​a container with seeds sown on top of the soil is wrapped in plastic bag and placed in the refrigerator, in the vegetable section, forgetting about it for about one or one and a half months. When the deadlines are already coming to an end, they can be taken out of the refrigerator and put in a warm place under artificial lighting.

The temperature regime, in order for the growth process to be, should be about 18-22 degrees Celsius. After the seedlings begin to develop 2-3 true leaves, they will begin to dive.

How a plant is planted

In this section, we will learn when to plant a crop. planting a flower on open ground it is necessary to produce at a time when there will be no night frosts, approximately, this is the month of May or the beginning of June. A plot of soil should be chosen as a sunny type, although such a culture can also grow in a shady zone. It is desirable that the soil be light, but nutritious, contain a neutral reaction and well-drained. Before planting, it would be good to dig up the earth, adding compost to the distance of the shovel bayonet.

How is the planting of gelenium. A hole for seedlings must be made a couple of times larger than the root ball. Even before you start lowering the flower into the pit, its roots need to be lowered a little into the water so that they can absorb moisture, and then plant the seedlings at the same depth at which it grew in the container. It should be planted so that between the flowers there is about 30 cm of distance, and between rows of at least 35 centimeters. Following planting, it is necessary to mulch a piece of land with peat or humus.

A plant that is grown by seedlings from seeds will begin to bloom only in the second year. Also, it would not be superfluous to recall that in order to propagate the species gelenium, the seed method is suitable, and in order to propagate a varietal plant, it is necessary to use the vegetative method, since during seed propagation, the species characteristics of the parents will not be saved.

How to care for gelenium

How to grow a flower. Landing and caring for a gelenium is not so difficult if you know its features. But the main difference between culture is that it does not like dry soil, based on this, the most important moment in caring for a plant is its watering. After the onset of hot dry days, it is necessary to water the gelenium quite often and not sparing water. However, the culture does not like too much wet earth, based on which, we can conclude that the soil must have good water permeability. Having a shallow loosening of the earth, along with weeding, should be included in the required action to care for the plant, although mulching the area of ​​the earth makes it much easier to fight weeds. If we talk about nutrition itself, then in one summer, feeding a flower using mineral and organic fertilizers takes about three times.

The debut is in May. It is necessary to dilute in 10 liters according to art. spoonful of urea, potassium sulfate and organic fertilizer Effecton. Everything should be calculated in such a way that 3-4 liters of such a mixture are required per 1 m (2).

The second feeding takes place during flowering. It is required to dilute a liter of liquid mullein and according to Art. a spoonful of liquid Agricola-7 and Agricola-Fantasy in 10 liters of water, taking into account the fact that about 2-3 liters of solution will go per 1 square meter.

The last meal will take place during the October period. You need one tablespoon of superphosphate, as well as potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water, at a consumption of 5 liters per 1 square meter.

To optimize the bud emergence process, it is initially required to spray the crop with Bud Growth Regulator. For 10 liters of water, you need to dilute 10 grams of the drug.

If there is a desire, so that the flowering of the plant is lush, it will be necessary to remove wilted flowers in time. It will be possible to increase the branching and density of the bush by plucking the tops of the shoots. Cultivation means planting 2-3-year-old flowers, combining transplantation with propagation of the culture by dividing the plant. It is better to perform this procedure during the spring.

If you monitor the water balance of the soil in a timely manner, then diseases will not threaten the plant.

Culture after flowering

How and when to collect plant seeds. If you need to collect the seeds of this crop, you need to have time to carry out this procedure before the long autumn rains, otherwise the seeds will begin to rot. The presence of darkened reed flowers and blackened tubular ones will tell you that the seeds are already mature. However, it is logical to conclude that it is best to purchase plant seeds from specialized stores, since those that you collect yourself may not sprout at all, no matter how hard you try, and if they sprout, you cannot guarantee that you will end up with what you have sown. Therefore, you should not waste your precious labors in vain, but it is better to use vegetative methods of crop propagation.

Gelenium in winter. During winter, the stems of the crop should be cut almost to the ground, leaving only 10-15 centimeters of stems. Following pruning, the area is mulched with moss or sawdust and covered over with lutrasil, if any. very coldy or winter without snow.

Availability of varieties and varieties of crops

There are more than 30 varieties of the crop, but only 5 can be grown. Below, a brief description of the most famous varieties will be presented.

Helenium Bigelow. This is the most uncommon variety in vegetation, the genus of which is the West of North America. It has straight stems that can reach up to 80 centimeters. There are the presence of lanceolate leaves, whole, inflorescences up to 6 centimeters in diameter, tubular (median) flowers of brown color and reed - yellow. Flowering occurs in the summer months (June-July).

Helenium spring. It has stems that are straight, which can reach one meter in height. It has the presence of whole leaves, lanceolate, inflorescences up to 7 centimeters in diameter, reed flowers of orange color, as well as tubular with brown. Flowering continues for one month, which begins in mid-May.

Helenium Gupes is up to 90 centimeters in height. It has the presence of whole lanceolate leaves with a grayish-green tint, long peduncles, single yellow inflorescences, which can reach 8-9 centimeters in diameter. Flowering begins in the summer months (June-July).

Helenium autumn is the most popular type of plant, which has received great popularity in culture and has become the most basic for breeding. a large number varieties. The stems are tall, reaching 160 centimeters in height, strong and woody. The plant has small foliage with jagged edges, baskets, which reach from 3 to 5 centimeters in diameter and gather in corymbose inflorescences up to 30 centimeters transversely. The presence of reed flowers is represented by a yellow or reddish color, and the tubular ones have a dark yellowish color. Flowering begins from July to September, and lasts a couple of months.

Helenium hybrid. This is a composite sample, in which there are species of indefinite occurrence, although it is customary to consider the autumn gelenium mentioned above to be the initial samples of all varieties of this sample.

The most desirable varieties in culture are:

• Helenium Rubinzwerg, which is a very well-known variety of a dense bush, whose height is about 65 centimeters and which has ruby ​​\u200b\u200bcolored baskets. This variety begins to bloom from the end of July. Rarely can it be confused with the look of Rosie Jam;
• The cockade, which reaches a height of 120 centimeters, and the baskets are 4.5 centimeters in diameter. There is also the presence of reed flowers of a red-brown hue, the edges of which have yellow, however closer to the center, the redness becomes clearer. Tubular flowers are yellow-brown in color. Flowering begins in August and lasts about 1.5 months;
• Moerheim Beauty. This is one of the most popular types. It differs in that when it blooms, its flowers have various shades, where there is the presence of red, yellow, golden, copper color. However, at the moment of opening, they turn into red-brown. In height, the bush reaches about 90-120 centimeters. Its flowering begins with summer month July and ends in November.

Helenium autumn- Helenium autumnale L.

Homeland - North America, where it is found in damp meadows and swamps.

Perennial rhizomatous plant. Stems erect, branched, up to 160 cm tall, strong, woody, leafy. The leaves are small, sessile, with a finely serrated edge. Inflorescences - baskets 3-5 cm in diameter, collected in large apical corymbose inflorescences up to 30 cm in diameter. Reed flowers are yellow, reddish, tubular - dark yellow. Blossoms in July - September 60 days. In culture since 1635.

It has numerous garden varieties with yellowish-red flowers of various shades:

"Altgold"(" Altgold "). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are bright yellow golden, orange-red outside, with a red border around the edges, tubular. Colors yellow with brown. Growth. Height up to 90 cm. Blooms profusely with 1-3.VIII within 40-45 days Board and single plantings, cut.

"Augustsonne"("Augustsonne"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are sulfur-yellow, tubular, color yellow. Plant strongly leafy, high up to 90 cm. Blooms profusely from 2-5.VIII for 45-48 days Boarding and single planting, cutting.

"Biedermeier"(" Biedermeier "). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are bright yellow with a bright red stroke but in the middle, tubular. Color yellow. Growth up to 80 cm. Blooms profusely from 1-3.VIII during 40-45 days Board and single planting, cut.

"Gartensonne"("Gartensonne"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are bright yellow with a reddish bloom, tubular flowers. yellow with brown. Growth up to 120 cm. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII for 35- 40 days Boarding and single planting, cutting.

"Herbstroth"("Herbstrot"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues variegated brown-orange; tubular flowers yellow with brown. Growth up to 85 cm. Blooms profusely from 4-9.VIII for 44-48 days Bordeaux and single landings, cut.

"Glotauge"("Glotauge") - Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues brownish-red, tubular dark brown. Plant height up to 80 cm. Blooms profusely from 28.VII-5.VIII for 40-42 days Groups, and single landings, cutting.

"goldlakzwerg"("Goldlackzwerg"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are brownish-orange, yellow at the edges, lighter outside; tubular flowers yellow with brown. Growth up to 80 cm. Blooms profusely from 1-5. VIII within 40-42 days Board and single planting, cut.

"Goldfux"("Goldfucks"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are bright brown-orange with yellow strokes, tubular. Color brown. Growth up to 105 cm. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII for 45- 50 days Board and single planting, cut.

"Goldfouchefrue"("Goldfushefruhe"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues light orange-brown, tubular yellow. Plant slightly leafy, height up to 100 cm. Blooms profusely from 3-4.VIII for 40- 45 days Board and single plantings, cut.

"Granatstern"(" Granatstern "). Baskets up to 5 cm in diameter; tongues brown-red, tubular colors. yellow with brown. Plant height up to 150 cm. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII for 54 days. Board and single planting, cutting.

"Sommersonne"("Sommersonne"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are bright yellow, reddish on the outside; tubular flowers. yellow. Plant height up to 82 cm and up to 80 cm wide. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII within 45-52 days Board and single plantings, cut.

"Sonnenberg"("Sonnenberg"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter, bright yellow tongues, tubular flowers. yellow. Plant height up to 70 cm. Blooms profusely from 1-3.VIII for 40-45 days. Board. and single planting, cutting.

"Katarina"("Katharina"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; pomegranate-orange tongues, tubular yellow with brown. Plant strongly leafy, up to 75 cm high. Blooms profusely, from 25-30.VII within 45-50 days Board and single plantings, cut.

"Cockade"(" Kokarde "). Baskets up to 4.5 cm in diameter; tongues are scarlet-red, with a brown tint, yellowish at the edges, almost red towards the center; tubular. Colors yellow with brown. Plant height up to 120 cm. Blooms profusely from August 1-5 for 45-50 days Bordeaux and single plantings, cut.

"Kupfersprudel"("Kupfersprudel"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are red with an orange-brown tinge, tubular flowers are yellow with brown. Plant out. up to 120 cm. Blooms profusely from 1-5.VIII for 30 35 days Board and single planting, cut.

"Lichtgettin"("Lichtgottin"). Baskets up to 4.5 cm in diameter; tongues are bright yellow; tubular flowers. yellow. Plant out. up to 90 cm. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII for 40-45 days. Board and single fit, cut.

"Rotgout"("Rothaut"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; brown-red tongues; tubular flowers. yellow with brown. Plants height up to 70 cm. Blooms profusely from 25-30.VII for 40-45 days. Board and single planting, cutting.

"Septemberzone"("Septembersonne"). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; uvulas sulfur-yellow, tubular yellow. Plant very powerful, strongly leafy, height up to 150 cm. Blooms profusely from 4-5.VIII in within 45-50 days Board and single plantings, cut.

"Shpetgoldkuppel"(" Spatgoldkuppel "). Baskets up to 4 cm in diameter; tongues are dark yellow, red on the outside; tubular flowers. yellow. Plant height up to 80 cm. Blooms profusely from 10-15.VIII for 45-50 days .Board and single landings, cut.

"Moerheim Beauty"("Moerheim Beauty") - a plant 90-150 cm high, bronze-red inflorescences, blooms in July - September.

"Bootgerpad"("Butterpad") - a medium-sized plant, golden yellow inflorescences.

"Chipperfield Orange"("Chipperfield Orange") - plant 150-180cm tall, inflorescences are large, orange, blooms in August - October.

Photo left EDSR
Photo right Olga Bondareva