Heliopsis helianthoides seed
LATIN NAME: Heliopsis helianthoides
COMMON NAME: False Sunflower
False sunflower is the tall, cheerful, golden-flowered perennial of the prairies, and its bright, yellow, daisy-like flowers have made it a fine, easy plant of the sunny border for a very long time. The strong, upright stems carry the rough, oval leaves and the many heads of the bright, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers through a long summer, pulling in the bees and the butterflies. The plant flowers for a long season, which is one of the reasons it is so welcome in the garden. It is a generous, easy, sun-loving plant of the prairie garden.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
False sunflower has a steady place in the plant science, and it has been studied for its long flowering and its place in the prairie planting. The bright, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers and the way they draw in the pollinators have been looked at closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the prairie perennials and the pollinator plants. The strong, upright stems and the long season of the flowers have also made it a fine garden plant, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the native perennials of the prairies and the sunny borders.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
False sunflower is grown for the long season of the golden flowers. The bright, yellow, daisy-like heads open through a long summer, and they pull in the bees, the butterflies and the hoverflies from all around. The plant is a fine, easy addition to the sunny border, the wildflower patch and the prairie planting, and the rough, oval leaves give it a fine, healthy look through the season. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for its long flowering and its easy, native ways, and it is a generous, easy plant of the sunny garden.
The false sunflower grows naturally on the tall-grass prairies, where it is one of the mainstays of the late-summer flowers. The bright, golden-yellow, daisy-like heads open through a long season, and they are a fine, reliable food for the bees, the butterflies and the hoverflies of the prairie. The plant is a generous, easy addition to the sunny border, and it flowers for far longer than most of the daisy-like perennials.
The false sunflower is a fine, easy plant for the sunny border, and the bright, golden, daisy-like heads open through a long season. The plant grows on well in the ordinary garden soil and asks for very little.
To grow the false sunflower from seed, scatter the fine seeds over the surface of pots of moist, free-draining soil and leave them where the light can reach them, then keep the pots in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings are up before long and grow on fast. With the sun and the well-drained soil, the bright, golden, daisy-like flowers will be there through a long summer, pulling in the bees and the butterflies.
Heliopsis helianthoides – Early Sunflower
Known by a number of common names, this is a perennial wildflower that grows up to 150 cm tall with a spread of around 90 cm or so. It starts blooming in late June and continues for the next 2 – 3 months. The flowers are long lasting and make good cut flowers.
Tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, this species is suitable for Zones 4 – 9. Ideally suited for a wildlife or wildflower garden, this plant is extremely attractive to both butterflies and birds. It will also add charm to a cottage garden planting with the sunflowers waving gently in any breeze.