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A glowing bundle of beauties – perfect for both the garden and your home, where they will add a warm welcome in a vase. Flowers from the ‘Radiant Heliopsis Collection’ are borne through July to September in hot, lava-like shades, which cannot be missed and beautifully support your garden’s transition between summer and autumn. Foliage is simple in form and has captivating silvery white variegation or rich bronze and green tones tones. Leaves emerge in early spring and are retained until autumn for gap-filling, verdant and colourful interest.The ‘Radiant Heliopsis Collection’ comprises two new arrivals for 2024 – helianthoides ‘Orange Marble’ and ‘Double Sunstruck’ – both with variegated leaves and the first offering intense orange-yellow blooms, the second offering multi-petalled double ruffs of golden petals. Finally, there is the already familiar and admired ‘Luna Roja’ with its darker foliage and intense, orange-red blooms. All prefer well-drained soil of any kind and a spot which enjoys full sun with any aspect other than north facing. Hardy (H6), herbaceous perennials which reach a height of 40-45cm, with a spread of 35-40cm.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Heliopsis Luna Roja 9cm pot | Heliopsis Double Sunstruck 9cm pot | Heliopsis Orange Marble 9cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Luna Roja’ 9cm pot | ||
| Common Name | False sunflower | ||
| Hardiness | H6 (-15 to -20°C) | ||
| Colour | Orange | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Deciduous | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.45 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.40 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Drought Tolerant | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes | ||
| Good for cutting | Yes |
