Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Out of season
Turn up the summer heat with the scorching-hot colours of Heliopsis 'Luna Roja'. Bursts of blooms in lava-like shades of orange and red are projected by black stalks like floating embers above satiny bronze-black foliage. This toasty summer display gets fired up in mid-summer and keeps up its hot-coals-colour-contrast into September. Unlike the weather sometimes, you can count on Heliopsis (or oxeye) to bring in some brightness!
Heliopsis 'Luna Roja' loves a sunny spot in a border, where it will eventually settle in and start to grow into a prolific clump. This hardy perennial doesn’t require frost protection over winter—once it's established, it's very low maintenance and will return for a summer showdown every year. Heliopsis helianthoides 'Luna Roja' sits happily in a hot colour border, or you can use it for contract amongst blue and purple flowered perennials, such as Veronica, Salvia or Verbena bonariensis.
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Heliopsis helianthoides 'Luna Roja'ᴾᴮᴿ
- Flower colour
- Orange, yellow, red
- Established height
- 30-50m
- Established spread
- 30-50cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green, purple, bronze
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 5 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
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Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Borders
Cottage gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cut flower gardens
Coastal gardens - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
Good for cutting
Pollinator-friendly
Thrives in full sun
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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