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Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora) is a cheerful perennial with attractive lance-shaped foliage and sunflower-like blooms that put on a show from mid-summer until early fall. These plants provide excellent mid and late summer color and interest and are undemanding and easy to grow and maintain. Use in naturalistic prairie plantings, cottage gardens, beds and borders, rock gardens, or containers.
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Showy Goldeneye
Irrigation Requirement: Very Low (Water to Establish) or Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Mature Size: 1 - 4' tall and 1 - 2' wide
Spacing: 24"
Bloom Colors: Yellow
Bloom Season: July - September
Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Deer Resistant: No
Salt Tolerant: No
Soils: Prefers sandy or loam soils, but can handle some clay if it's well-draining.
Plants in the genus Heliomeris are a known host plant for 1 species of local polliantor in northern Utah. It is also an attractive source of nectar for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators and attracts birds with its seed.