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Fall Sneezeweed

Fall Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
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Fall Sneezeweed in flower
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Helenium autumnale

Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.

Late yellow flower for moist soil

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Light
Full sun
Moisture
Medium–moist
Mature size
4–7 ft
Spacing
2–4 ft
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Aug–Oct
How it spreads
Clumping
What to buy
Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
When to plant
Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.

In the design

Leave some stems and seedheads through winter; divide or thin only when needed.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
5
Wetland indicator
FACW