- Varieties with red petals
- Varieties with yellow petals
- The best variegated varieties
- Interesting exceptions that step out of line
In California, the hardy coneflower is often found in its wild form. In this country, they are known to gardeners as a pretty ornamental plant that shows its flowers until autumn. Which varieties are recommended?
Depending on the variety, the sun bride blooms light yellow to deep red
Varieties with red petals
The varieties that have red ray florets are best combined with the pure yellow varieties. But they also come into their own when planted with other perennials that have white or yellow flowers.
The following varieties are considered proven:
- 'Baudirektor Linne': bright red, late flowering, 120 cm high
- 'Moerheim Beauty': copper red, 90 cm high
- 'Ruby Dwarf': deep wine red, 90 cm high
- 'September Fox': fox red, 170 cm high
- 'Indian Summer': coral red, 120 cm high
Varieties with yellow petals
Are you looking for yellow flowering varieties of Helenium? Then you are spot on with this variety:
- 'Spherical Sun': light yellow, 160 cm high
- 'Septembergold': golden yellow, late flowering, 110 cm high
- 'Pumilum Magnificum': yellow, 70 cm high
- 'Butterpat': rich yellow, 90 cm high
- 'Wesergold': golden yellow, 70 cm high
The best variegated varieties
| Surname | flower color | growth height | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilded Dwarf | red-brown-yellow | 70 cm | ||||
| Chelsea | yellow Red | 80 cm | ||||
| Sahin's Early Flowerer | yellow-copper red | 140 cm | ||||
| fire seal | golden brown red | 140 cm | ||||
| RubyTuesday | dark red-black red | 70 cm | ||||
| Smoky TopazSmoky Topaz | amber-brown | 110 cm | ||||
| Waltraud | golden brown-yellow | 90 cm | ||||
| flower table | yellow-brown | 130 cm |
Interesting exceptions that step out of line
Whether yellow, red, red-brown, ruby-colored, late or early flowering, tall or dwarf - there are varieties that stand out strongly from all other specimens at their location.
This includes the following choices:
- 'Canaria': yellow petals, slightly curved, large center, 120 cm high
- 'Mahogany': reddish brown with yellow tips, 90 cm high
- 'Biedermeier': brown in the middle, red flower edges, yellow flower tips, 140 cm high
- 'Loysder Wieck': petals are curled lengthwise, 110 cm
tips
The colorful varieties and those that clearly stand out due to other special characteristics should always be planted individually and preferably as solitaires. Otherwise, they quickly look out of place and overloaded z. B. a bed with their strong presence.