Light of Loddon ox eye
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Light of Loddon'
RHS AGM 2001
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Light of Loddon' ox eye (Heliopsis helianthoides 'Light of Loddon') is a clumping perennial for borders, cottage gardens, meadows, 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. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It is drought tolerant and grows at a moderate pace. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, PowWow White coneflower, Nodding onion, and Foxtail barley.