Helenium 'UFO Betty'
Sneezeweed 'UFO Betty'
Helenium bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres tall. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use - mainly from H. autumnale and H. bigelovii. They are useful plants for providing late summer and autumn colour. 'UFO Betty' has bold shuttlecock blooms which smother the compact foliage during summer and autumn. Long flowering and ideal for cutting.
Contributed by @BillyB
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Sneezeweed 'UFO Betty'
Latin name
Helenium 'UFO Betty'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.75 M
Helenium 'UFO Betty'
Helenium bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres tall. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use - mainly from H. autumnale and H. bigelovii. They are useful plants for providing late summer and autumn colour. 'UFO Betty' has bold shuttlecock blooms which smother the compact foliage during summer and autumn. Long flowering and ideal for cutting.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The soil should be fertile with a generous amount of organic manner in the form of compost, manure or other decayed organic matter in addition to, perhaps, an application of a complete fertiliser in spring. Heleniums should be grown in full sun average to moist soil with good drainage. They are drought tolerant, but should be watered on planting and regularly until established.
Propagating by division
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Divide the clumps in Spring, and replant the divisions where required, in a sunny position. Divide the clumps by digging the clump up with a garden fork, then putting two garden forks back-to-back into the clump, and levering apart.
BillyB