Goldgefieder ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Goldgefieder'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Double yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Goldgefieder' ox eye (Heliopsis helianthoides 'Goldgefieder') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clump with double yellow blooms in early to late summer. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, Nodding onion, and Sedge.