Hayday Red Bicolor, also known as Helenium autumnale or Sneezeweed, is a perennial native to eastern North America. This cultivar offers a fast-growing, upright habit of 14-18" tall and wide, with red and yellow flowers blooming from summer through fall. Perennial in zone 5-9, Hayday flourishes in full sun with moderate water, attracting bees and butterflies to the landscape. Low-maintenance and deer resistant, Helenium brings cheer to cutting gardens, borders, or containers and excels in mass plantings. Add bright color to any landscape by pairing Red Bicolor with Orange and Red.
Hayday Red Bicolor Selling Tips
Sell Hayday Red Bicolor to customers looking for a low-maintenance perennial to add to a landscape border or cut flower garden. Customers and pollinators alike love this plant's cheerful, long-blooming flowers. Enjoy bright color in landscape beds, mass plantings, or containers from summer through fall. This plant is perennial in zone 5-9, deer resistant, and flourishes in full sun. Create a charming cottage garden by pairing Hayday Red Bicolor with Rudbeckia, Geum, Monarda, Eupatorium, Liatris, Salvia, Echinacea, and Gaillardia.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 12-18" apart in well-drained soil in full sun.
2. Water once or twice per week or more often in extreme heat or drought. This plant can withstand semi-moist soil.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Hayday Red Bicolor, plant one rooted plug per 6-inch container or two to three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8-6.2, EC of 1.5-2.1 (SME), temperatures of 78-80 daytime and 64-66 nighttime, and medium feed (200-250 ppm N). Pinch once, 7-10 days after transplanting. This plant doesn't typically require PGRs but will respond to B-Nine. Helenium is an obligate long-day plant, requiring 14 hours or more of light at 6,000-8,000 fc, and will need daylight extension or nighttime interruption lighting. Watch for powdery mildew and rust.
Flowering
Red flowers with yellow undersides bloom from summer through fall.
Pinching
Pinch once, 7-10 days after transplanting.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't usually need PGRs. If necessary, use B-Nine spray at 2,500 ppm.
Pests
This plant isn't prone to pests.
Disease
This plant can be prone to rust and powdery mildew, a fungal infection that thrives in cool, wet weather. Prevent disease in your greenhouse by watering at the base of each plant in the morning, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse; we recommend using horizontal airflow fans. Space containers so sunlight can penetrate to the soil level of each plant. You may choose to treat powdery mildew with a fungicide.
Planting Hayday Red Bicolor Liners
We recommend planting one rooted liner per 6-inch container or two to three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil and bury the ellepot just below the surface of the planting media, evenly spaced in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Helenium Hayday Red Bicolor Quick Reference Guide
| 4 Inch crop time | 6-8 Weeks |
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| Bloom Period | Fall, Summer |
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| Color | Red, Yellow |
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| Habit | Upright |
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| Height | 14-18 Inches |
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| Light | Full Sun |
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| Minimum Temp | 64 |
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| Perennial Zone | 5-9 |
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| Water Needs | Moderate |
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| Patented Plant | Yes |
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