Bright beautiful gold blooms accented with red centers, contrasted by dark purple-green foliage; extremely beneficial to pollinators; leave standing over winter so songbirds can feast on the seeds; prefers moist, well-drained soil but can survive drought
Ships as a Landscape-Ready Plug 6 Plant Minimum
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Burning Hearts' info from Missouri Botanical Garden
Common Name: ox eye
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 3 to 9
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Description: Orange and yellow bicolor
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy, Good Cut
Leaf: Colorful
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Burning Hearts')
Ornamental Features
Planting and Growing
Burning Hearts False Sunflower has masses of beautiful gold daisy flowers with coppery-bronze eyes and a tomato-orange ring at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its serrated oval leaves emerge green in spring, turning dark green in color with showy deep purple variegation throughout the season. The deep purple stems can be quite attractive.