HELIOPSIS helianthoides var. scabra ‘Bleeding Hearts’

Smooth Ox-Eye/False Sunflower
height: 3-4′
zone: 3
habit: erect

Flowers emerge intense orange spicy-red and mature to golden orange with red centers. Deep green leaves with bronze highlights and black flower stem complete the look. Blooming in its first year and blooms from June to mid-October. Ideal selection for the back of the border. Tolerates a hot dry site well.

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.