Perennials: Heleniums Revisited, 0 by claypa

claypa wrote:
I planted them last spring in gallon jugs, then planted out the seedlings. Some did bloom last fall, here and there, but nothing like this year. I don't know why you couldn't direct-sow them, but most plants I like to start in containers. It just seems easier to water and keep an eye one them, then you can decide where they go.

Al said they don't have a high germination rate, but the seeds are tiny and don't require cold stratification.

Here's a picture from late October last year, this plant is one of the big tall ones in the first picture I posted.