Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' is an excellent border perennial with 4-5 foot tall stems topped with pale yellow daisies in summer.
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ was much admired at the nursery in our old yellow border. It is a tall late bloomer with three inch wide lovely pale yellow flowers with warmer yellow centres that flower at the height of summer into fall, exactly what you need at the back of the border towards the end of summer. A selection of a naturally occurring hybrid of H. pauciflorus var. subrhomboideus and Helianthus tuberosus.
Common Name: Perennial Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich and damp thickets (H. tuberosus parent). Mesic to dry black soil prairies, gravel prairies, sand prairies, hill prairies, limestone glades, and areas along railroads (H. pauciflorus parent) .
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: North America
