Helenium puberulum 
(Autumn Lollipop, Dogtooth Daisy, Helen's Flower, Rosilla, Sneezeweed)

Origin:  Native to USA
Family:  Asteraceae
Light:  Full sun
Height:  1.5-3'
Spacing:  1-2'
Blooms:  1/2" across, round, button-like, brown turning to yellow-orange, mid-Summer
Foliage:  Herbaceous, blue-green, smooth
Soil:  Well-drained, moist, mildly acidic, neutral, mildly alkaline, can tolerate some drought
Water:  Moist-low
Uses:  Butterfly garden, bird garden, mass plant, border, cut flowers, fresh/dried floral arrangement, mixed planting
Propagation:  Seeds (Sow directly onto ground in Fall)

Comments:  Helenium puberulum or Autumn Lollipop or Dogtooth Daisy or Helen's Flower or Rosilla, Sneezeweed is an unusual perennial with an upright, airy growth habit.   It is a native of USA.  In mid-Summer, Helenium puberulum produces eye-catching button-shaped brown blossoms which turns to yellow-orange, followed later by seeds.  The freshly cut flowers make look attractive in floral arrangements.  Butterflies are magnetized by the nectar-rich blossoms of Helen's Flower.  It has herbaceous, winged, elliptic, smooth green foliage.  Autumn Lollipop seeds are easily sown onto ground in Fall.  It thrives best in well-drained, moist, acidic or alkaline soil in a sunny environment.  Dogtooth Daisy is low maintenance and can tolerate some drought.  Mass plant Rosilla for an exquisite display in the border or in mixed planting.  Sneezeweed is ornamental and its unique flowers are sheer delight. 

USDA Zones:  4-8

JennysGarden.com...Plant images and gardening descriptions of Helenium puberulum  (Autumn Lollipop, Dogtooth Daisy, Helen's Flower, Rosilla, Sneezeweed) growing in Jenny's Garden