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Purplehead Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Winged stems bear drooping yellow rays around a domed purple-brown center for months in damp ground. Easy, cheerful, and rich in pollinators.

Family

Asteraceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1–3 ft

Spacing

1–2 ft apart

Light

sun

Soil moisture

moist, wet

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

June, July, August

Bloom colors

yellow

Wildlife value

butterflies, pollinators, mammals, songbirds

Landscape uses

border, naturalizing, rain garden

Native states

AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV