Helenium Seeds 'Helena Red Shades'

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Catalogue Code: 30211054

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Helenium ‘Helena Red Shades’ glows with rich colour in late summer, producing masses of crimson-red daisy-like flowers with prominent dark red centres. This reliable hardy perennial is enormously popular with pollinators and makes beautiful cut flowers.

Key Features

Loved by pollinators
Hardy perennial

Pack Contents: 75 Seeds

Height: 1.2m

Description

Big daisy-like crimson flowers
Late summer colour
Popular with pollinators
Beautiful cut flowers

Helenium ‘Helena Red Shades’ glows with rich colour in late summer, producing masses of crimson-red daisy-like flowers with prominent dark red centres. This reliable hardy perennial will usually flower in the first year after sowing. It’s enormously popular with pollinators and makes beautiful cut flowers.

Sow indoors

Sow on the surface of pre-watered seed compost, in pots or trays, and cover with a very fine layer of compost. Keep around 20°C, do not exclude light and allow 2-4 weeks for germination.

Grow on

When large enough to handle, pot on into 8cm pots and grow on at a minimum temperature of 10°C.

Plant out

Plant out in well drained soil in full sun, 45cm apart.

Aftercare

Deadhead to prolong the flowering period. Cut down in late autumn as the plant dies off. Clumps can be divided every 3 years.

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Growing Calendar

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