Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Misleading name — doesn't cause sneezing. Late-season color. Toxic in every part — bitter enough that livestock avoid it, and handling can cause dermatitis in sensitive people.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
More Helenium species
- Bitterweed (Helenium amarum)
- Purplehead Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum)
- Bigelow's Sneezeweed (Helenium bigelovii)