Heliopsis helianthoides

Garden sun eye ( Heliopsis helianthoides )

The garden - sun eye ( Heliopsis helianthoides ) is a plant of the genus sun eyes ( Heliopsis ) in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae).

Features

The garden - sun eye is a perennial, herbaceous plant, which reaches stature heights of 60 to 180 centimeters. The plant forms a rhizome. The leaves are opposite, ovate-lanceolate, pointed and serrated. At the base it is narrowing stalk -like. Top and bottom are hairy. The flower heads are long stalks and terminal and axillary. The 8 to 18 ray flowers measure 20-40 × 6-13 mm and are yellow to golden yellow.

The flowering period extends from June to September.

System

In addition to the nominate Heliopsis helianthoides var helianthoides is still a variety Heliopsis helianthoides var scabra ( Dunal ) Fernald distinguished:

• Heliopsis helianthoides var helianthoides has bare stems and leaves. The leaves are ovate. The plants reach heights of growth from 100 to 180 centimeters. The area includes the hot temperate eastern United States.

• Heliopsis helianthoides var scabra usually has rough-haired stems and leaves. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate and firm. The plants reach heights of growth from 60 to 100 centimeters. The area includes the hot temperate to warm temperate central and eastern America. Here it grows in prairies, dry sparse shrubs and ruderal.

Use

The garden - sun eye is used widely as an ornamental plant for borders and perennial beds as well as a cut flower. The species is in cultivation since at least 1714. There are numerous varieties. These vary high, the heads may also be half-filled or filled and the ray florets are yellow to orange.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.