Plant Guardians

Helenium ‘Mahagoni’


Synonym: Helenium ‘mahagoni’

Description:

A 1949 introduction from renowned plant breeder Karl Foerster of Germany. Listed in his catalogue of the same year as a new self-bred introduction and described as being very floriferous and of 'Hip height' with flowers of 'dark red velvet with bluish tinges.'

Image by David Warden. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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