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Asteraceae
Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
Mountain meadow spirit.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helenium
- Native to
- Western United States
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Moist, fertile meadow soil
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The name sneezeweed comes from the historical use of dried leaves as snuff to induce sneezing.
- It was named for Jacob Bigelow, a Harvard professor who wrote one of America's first botanical textbooks.
- The genus Helenium was named after Helen of Troy, as the plant was said to grow where her tears fell.
- The prominent dome-shaped center of each flower serves as a landing platform for pollinating insects.
- Sneezeweed is mildly toxic to livestock, which usually avoid it due to its bitter taste.
Color meanings
0
tears of joy
1
healing