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smooth ox-eye
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra
Colorado
- Synonyms
- Heliopsis scabra
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Brown Shades, Purple Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Long Blooming, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Nutrient Poor, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes two varieties of H. helianthoides, all native to the U.S. Variety helianthoides is native to most of the eastern half of the U.S. and variety scabra is native to parts of northeastern, midwestern and southwestern U.S., including Colorado.
Garden uses include a perennial border or cutting garden.