Mariachi™ Bandera Helenium
$44.00 Original price was: $44.00.$13.20Current price is: $13.20.
1000 in stock
SKU: wDjGe8H1u7
Category: HEDGE PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Keep soil moist but not soggy.
SIZE: Moderately vigorous; reaches 12 to 15 in. tall, 15 to 18 in. wide.
| Description | Vibrant flowers on upright stems wave enthusiastically above a very compact and densely branched mound of green foliage. Dark inflorescences form a tight center globe above a showy banner of gold-tipped, brick red petals. A profusion of flowers that lasts from late summer into fall, often until first frost. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Late summer into fall |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Very Wet Areas |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Design Ideas | This American native is perfectly at home in a meadow or prairie garden or open woodland in areas where regular moisture abounds. Thrives along a sunny stream bed or pond’s edge. A valuable late season bloomer for the traditional perennial border. |
| Flower Color | Multicolored |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Avens (Geum); Gayfeather (Liatris); Aster (Aster); Bee Balm (Monarda); Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) |
| Care Instructions | Provide organically rich, moist but well-drained soil. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, prefers regular moisture, even tolerating wet soils; does not tolerate dry soils. Fertilize only lightly. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued bloom. Hard prune by 1/2 after bloom period. |
| History | Produced from open-pollination of Helenium autumnale parentage in a planned breeding program from AB Cultivars of Zuidwolde, The Netherlands with the objective of developing compact, free-flowering Helenium plants with attractive flower colors. ‘Bandera’ was selected for its compact, broadly upright and uniform, mounded, free-flowering habit, striking flower color and structure. |
| Lore | Helenium is a native wildflower from the Americas, found around damp woodland areas, alongside streams and ponds, and in moist meadow lands and prairies, with regular moisture. They have a shallow root system and will not thrive with periodic dry spells. The species H. autumnale refers to a late summer through fall bloom period, later than others of its genus. Despite its name, sneezeweed is not a common source of seasonal allergies. |