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Helenium autumnale L., Sp. Pl. 886. 886 1753. (Syn: Heleniastrum autumnale (L.) Kuntze (Unresolved); Helenium autumnale var. autumnale L.; Helenium autumnale var. canaliculatum (Lam.) Torr. & A.Gray; Helenium autumnale var. fylesii B.Boivin; Helenium autumnale var. grandiflorum (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray; Helenium autumnale var. montanum (Nutt.) Fernald; Helenium autumnale var. parviflorum (Nutt.) Fernald; Helenium canaliculatum Lam.; Helenium latifolium Mill.; Helenium macranthum Rydb.; Helenium montanum Nutt.; Helenium parviflorum Nutt.);
Common name: Helen’s Flower, Common sneezeweed, Fall sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale is a flowering plant native to North America. Common names include common sneezeweed and large-flowered sneezeweed.[1][2][3] Common sneezeweed grows up to a meter tall. In late summer and fall, it bears daisylike flower heads with notched, recurved ray florets.
Common sneezeweed is cultivated as a garden perennial.
There are multiple named varieties varying in color and height. ‘Pumilum Magnificum’ is a yellow variety about two feet tall. ‘Bruno’, a reddish brown cultivar, ‘Kupfersprudel’, which is yellow/orange, and ‘Butterpat’, which is golden, all grow 3 to 3.5 feet tall. ‘Chippersfield Orange’ is up to 4 feet tall and is orange streaked with gold.
(From Wikipedia on 19.5.13)
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate Heads: Helenium autumnale from Kashmir-GS73 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Helenium autumnale L. photographed from Kashmir.
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate Heads: Helenium autumnale ‘Helena Red Shades’ from Kashmir-GS74 : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors. Helenium autumnale ‘Helena Red Shades’ photographed from Kashmir
Superb pics Sir..new for me..
Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 1 – Radiate Heads : Helenium autumnale – Yellow Flowers : Srinagar,Kashmir : 130513 : AK-30 : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
sharing pictures of Helenium autumnale, with Yellow flowers from the Mughal Gardens of Srinagar.
Pictures taken on 10/9/2011.
Asteraceae Fortnight : Part 1 – Radiate Heads : Helenium autumnale – Orange Flowers : Srinagar,Kashmir : 130513 : AK-31 : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
Again pictures from the Mughal Gardens of Srinagar with Orange Flowers.
Pictures taken on 10/9/2011.
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