Wild Way: Gardening with Wildlife by Jack Wallington

Wild Way: Gardening with Wildlife by Jack Wallington

Helenium for naturalistic garden design

New ideas for growing Helenium with ease using the Wild Way

Sep 10, 2025
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Helenium trial at RHS Bridgewater (photo by Christopher Lyon Anderson)

I’ve always loved burnt orange Heleniums as they begin to flower in midsummer through to autumn. Orange that’s so warming on colder damp days as the light reduces and the sun lowers. Lifting my mood in a last blast of colour. Dark brown bobble seedheads adding to the silhouettes and shapes. But there’s more to Helenium than the familiar orange. These species from North American grasslands cover the full spectrum of red, orange and yellow, as well as a wide variety of heights, timing, shape and vigour.

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