#helenium

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Helenium (Sneezeweed) Berlin, Germany

[illustratinghan]

Helenium ~ Tears 💧

- a recreation of Helen Blackthorn’s flower card -

characters by @cassandraclare 🫶

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Helenium

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[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 10 December 2023

Flowering from early summer to autumn Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' (sneezeweed) produces orange-yellow-red flowers each slightly different from the next. This herbaceous perennial was found growing in a nursery trials ground in the Netherlands and noticed because it flowered for much longer than the other seedlings. The seed-heads are great for the winter.

Jill Raggett

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Photographer - shy-girl04 : Helenium 2013

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Helenium autumnale

Sneezeweed

Image from Thomas Meehan's The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States

History and Etymology: Helenium was named after Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and the human Leda, who was a focal figure in the Illiad. The common name "Sneezeweed" derives from the plant's use in making herbal tobaccos, or "snuff".

Flower Language: The most common meaning of Helenium is "tears". Kind of upsetting! Other sources also list overcoming adversity, and resilience.

Fun Facts:

The meaning "tears" is derived from Greek mythology. Helenium was thought to have sprung from the ground from Helen's tears.

There are a few overarching genus of Heleniums, all of which look remarkably similar to sunflowers!

Sneezeweed is a garden favorite in many parts of the U.S. It's native to areas like Wisconsin and other damp places.

Sources Below

Image: The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States, Thomas Meehan. History and Etymology: Helenium Wikipedia, Etymonline Flower Language: Dale Harvey's Meaning of Flowers Fun Facts: Helenium Wikipedia

[lunelfy]

Helenium Autumnale ;

"Then your salvation will come... like the dawn."

Extremely adaptable, it thrives in sun or partial sun and moist (even wet) soils. Also known as Helenium autumnale 'Helena Rote Töne.'

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Helenium x 'Heyday Orange' / 'Heyday Orange' Hybrid Sneezeweed at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Bright As A Button

Watercolor on Black Paper

2023, 9"x 12"

Red Helenium

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Flowers

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