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Helenium 'Red Army'


Helenium 'Red Army' (Helenium)

My camera doesn't show the deep red colour of this beautiful flower.



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

10 Jul, 2010

 

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

11 Jul, 2010

 

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

11 Jul, 2010

 

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

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

11 Jul, 2010

 

Striking!

11 Jul, 2010

 

I wish you could see the real colour!

11 Jul, 2010

 

Mwe too!

11 Jul, 2010

 

Stunning colour.....

11 Jul, 2010

 

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

12 Jul, 2010

 

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

12 Jul, 2010

 

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

13 Jul, 2010

 

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

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

13 Jul, 2010

 

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.

13 Jul, 2010

 

True....it has to be balanced.

13 Jul, 2010

 

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

16 Jul, 2010

 

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

16 Jul, 2010

 

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

17 Jul, 2010

 

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

17 Jul, 2010

 

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

18 Jul, 2010

 

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

18 Jul, 2010



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