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Heliopsis procumbens

Heliopsis procumbens
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0

Heliopsis procumbens is a daisy-like flowering perennial from central Mexico, grown for its yellow-orange blooms on stiff stems through summer. It is a species in the Asteraceae, and it likes sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the top of the soil dry out before watering again; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained soil or a sandy loam; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in warm climates; protect from prolonged frost, typically below -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mexico

About

Heliopsis procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico from Jalisco and Michoacán east to Veracruz. Its daisy-like flowers, which have a diameter of 2-3 inches and yellow-orange rays encircling brownish-yellow center cones, are characteristic of its typical 3–4-foot growth. Throughout the summer, flowers bloom on stiff stems covered in up to six-inch-long, ovate, toothed leaves.

Other Heliopsis plants

Heliopsis annua · Heliopsis anomala · Oppositeleaf Spotflower · Heliopsis decumbens · Heliopsis filifolia · Pinewoods Oxeye · Smooth oxeye · Heliopsis lanceolata · Heliopsis longipes · Heliopsis novogaliciana · Heliopsis parviceps · Mountain oxeye

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heliopsis procumbens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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