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Up to four months of brilliant and bountiful daisy-like flowers from July through to September time. Helenium autumnale ‘Ranchera’ is a new variety for 2024 and belongs to the Mariachi series of helenium which represent the hot sunshine colours of Mexico and Central America. The outstanding colour and form of these beauties will certainly buoy up your garden’s transition between the seasons. At a height of 50cm, with an optimum spread of 40cm, this is a neat and sturdy plant which is idea for the mid to front tier of the border or a strategically placed container. Nectar-rich blooms are also a magnet for bees and butterflies who can ‘fill-up’ before the colder weather. Plant Helenium autumnale ‘Ranchera’ in fertile, well-drained soil of any kind. Position in full sun with any aspect other than north facing. As a fully-hardy (H7) herbaceous perennial no additional winter protection will be required across the UK as plants die back below ground over winter then return the following spr
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Key Information
Latin Name | Helenium autumnale ‘Ranchera’ |
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Common Name | Sneezeweed |
Hardiness | H7 (-20°C and below) |
Colour | Red |
Format | 9cm Pots |
Position | Full-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.50 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.50 |
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 |