Helenium 'Red Army'

I just love Heleniums...this is lovely....

they are so colourful, I like this one :-)

Beautiful although the centre reminds me of those little liquorice allsorts sweets :)

I promise I won't eat it, Gee! LOL.

I wanted a really bright one for the hot border - and this is it!

Striking!

I wish you could see the real colour!

Mwe too!

Stunning colour.....

Great, isn't it! Can't wait fot the others to flower. They're in bud.

I also love Heleniums! I must cultivate a 'hot border'...but where?....just had a brainwave!

My hot border is in the front garden to wake the neighbours up LOL

Oh Karen - what will Scott say if you dig any more lawn up? lol.

And why not, Grindle? :-)))))

No need for any more turf removal b, I was thinking of the little border beside the metal arch, next to where the pond is going. I already have some hot colours in there and it would easily be 'adapted'. However, I have to be careful not to plant too much herbaceous or I shall have no winter colour.

True....it has to be balanced.

Very different! For a sunflower it is quite exotic looking. What does the seedhead look like when it's gone to seed?

It drops the petals and leaves the 'cone' behind...but you need to dead-head, as more buds appear.

If it keeps that purple colour they would be wonderful accents in a dried arrangement.

I 'think' it drops to pieces after a while - whether it would be possible to dry them, I don't know.

Sigh...I did it again... helenium...helianthus...oh I hang my head in shame!

Both sunny plants...does it matter? I wasn't going to 'tell you off' - so head up, please! ;-))