Helenium | Butterpat Benzakein Chai Use disinfected pruning shears to

Use disinfected pruning shears to cut back any remaining stems to a height of several inches above the ground

Adored by bees and butterflies

The new flowers before opening look like black jubes

Think of this as similar to a Queen Anne's Lace or Bishops Flower rather than as a carrot as it certainly doesn't have an edible root to speak of

Helenium | Butterpat Benzakein Chai Use disinfected pruning shears toHelenium Butterpat is one of the best Heleniums, it has large approximately 7cm wide flowers with a prominent, raised yellow brown eye and outward pointing buttery yellow petals. Its extremely free flowering and grown in drifts perhaps merging them with other Heleniums Moerheim Beauty or Lord of Flanders which we also grow looks particularly striking. It may need staking on exposed sites or grown amongst other mid height perennials to give it some