Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 36-48 inches
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Spread: 16-24 inches
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Bloom Time: June to mid-October
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Bloom: intense red-orange daisy-like flowers with deep
red-brown centers on black stems; flowers mature to bronze
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Light: full sun to part shade; performs
best in full sun
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Soil: average, well-drained
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Moisture: medium to moist; tolerates some
drought once established
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Use: specimen or mass planting;
perennial border; cutting, cottage, prairie and pollinator gardens
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Care: low maintenance; remove spent
flowers to encourage new blooms and prevent self-seeding
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: eastern and central North America
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Notes: showy perennial; bushy,
well-branched, upright form; glossy, deep purple-green triangular leaves;
attracts pollinators; strain of Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (Smooth
Ox-eye Daisy)
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Supplier: Kopkes Fruit of the Bloom
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H142
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