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Asteraceae
Autumn Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Tears and healing.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helenium
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite its name, sneezeweed does not cause sneezing; dried leaves were once used as snuff to induce sneezing to expel evil spirits.
- The genus is named after Helen of Troy, whose tears supposedly gave rise to the flowers.
- Native Americans used sneezeweed tea as a remedy for fevers and intestinal problems.
- The distinctive fan-shaped petals droop downward, giving the flowers a daisy-in-the-wind appearance.
- Each plant can produce dozens of blooms over a six-week period in late summer and fall.
Color meanings
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healing
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resilience