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Re: Helenium autumnale

>         I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (Los Gatos, zone 9) and am trying 
> Helenium autumnale for the second time. The first plants sulked and never 
> returned this spring. My growing conditions are relatively good drainage (raised
> soil bed) of rocky loam, with summer irrigation. Has anyone in the area grown 
> this plant ?. Is it sensitive to summer heat etc.. ?

Being in Zone 5, I haven't had any problems growing sneezeweed.  However,
in its native environment it's often found in moist meadows, indicating 
that it probably needs some moisture to keep it going.

Graham Stuart Thomas lists it as a zone 4 to 8 species, so my guess is that
you won't have much luck with it...

Chris

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 Christopher P. Lindsey                          lindsey@mallorn.com
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