Burning Hearts ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Burning Hearts'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 4 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and yellow bicolor
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Burning Hearts' ox eye (Heliopsis helianthoides 'Burning Hearts') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the orange and yellow bicolor blooms. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. This clumping plant is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, PowWow White coneflower, Nodding onion, and Sedge.