Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' is an excellent border perennial with four foot tall stems topped with pale yellow daisies in summer.
Description:
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' was much sought after at the nursery in our old yellow border. It is a tall late bloomer with three inch wide lovely pale yellow flowers with warmer yellow centres. Exactly what you need at the back of the border towards the end of summer. A selection of a naturally occuring hybrid of H. pauciflorus var. subrhomboideus x Helianthus tuberosus.
Common Name: Perennial Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich and damp thickets (H. tuberosus parent). Mesic to dry black soil prairies, gravel prairies, sand prairies, hill prairies, limestone glades, and areas along railroads (H. pauciflorus parent) .
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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