Helenium autumnale 'Short and Sassy' (PBR)

sneezeweed

Eventual height & spread

Helenium autumnale 'Short and Sassy' (PBR)

sneezeweed

  • 9cm pot
  • £13.99
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  • 3 × 9cm pots
  • £24.99 £8.33 each
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  • 6 × 9cm pots
  • £45.99 £7.67 each
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  • 2 litre pot
  • £22.99
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  • 3 × 2 litre pots
  • £52.99 £17.66 each
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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • Hardiness: fully hardy


If you want lashings of low-growing, late colour, then this could be just the ticket. It only gets around 45cm tall, so it will never need staking and it has a branching habit, so there are always loads of flowers. These are a showy shade of orange, so they really stand out from a distance, and they make good cut flowers too. Dot them through the front of a sunny border or use them to fill your patio pots.


  • Garden care:
    Heleniums are versatile plants that love plenty of sunshine and moist soil, however young plants do need to be protected from slugs and snails. Tall varieties may need to be staked in exposed spots.

    To encourage the plant to repeat flower, deadhead back to side shoots that have flower buds emerging. Cut back by half after flowering to help prevent mildew, and cut down to the ground in late winter.

    Every two or three years in the spring when the new growth is surging away, you can divide the plants to keep them in top condition.
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