Latin: Helenium 'Helbro' MARDI GRAS
Common: sneezeweed
Zone: 4 to 8
Height:   2.00 to 3.00 feet
Width:  1.00 to 2.00 feet
Exposure: Full sun
Flower Season:  August to October
Flower Color: Yellow and red rays with brown
Fragrance: N/A
Fall Color: N/A
Notes: Produces a riot of multicolored blooms for six to eight weeks in summer, from late June to early August. Yellow petals, lavishly splashed with orange red, form wildly patterned stiff skirts around deep brown, mounded center cones. The "tie-dyed" flowers are 1 1/2  to 2 inches (3-5 cm) in diameter. Forms upright clumps with sturdy stems that sway gracefully in summer breezes.