Orange Sneezeweed (Helenium hoopesii, sometimes Hymenoxys hoopesii), sometimes known as Helen's Flower, is a native wildflower that produces profusions of bright yellow flowers with short, notched ray petals that form a skirt around the central orange cone. Orange Sneezeweed blooms earlier in the season than most sneezeweed varieties and provides a beautiful addition to the garden all summer long! Like other plants in the Sneezeweed family, this plant is adaptable to many different kinds of soils and can handle periods of standing moisture. They are named for their history in the making of snuff, not because of being a problematic allergen. Use in perennial beds and borders, cottage gardens, prairie and meadow plantings, rain gardens, or cut flower beds. Orange Sneezeweed is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.