General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 2 - 3 feet
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Sneezeweed
  • Helen's Flower
  • Dogtooth Daisy

Photo Gallery
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-08-06
- Such a bright star in the mid-summer garden.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-08-24
  1:21 pm. I believe this to be Butterpat. If not, let me know.

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05
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