HELIOPSIS 



(From the Greek helios, the sun, and opsis, resemblance) 



Composiue 



39. Heliopsis laevis, var. Pitcheriana {H. Pitcheridna) 

 English Names: Ox eye, False sunflower, Orange sunflower. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY JULY AND AUGUST 



TYPE FROM EASTERN N. AMERICA 



SLIGHTLY cup-shaped, thick daisylike flowers sometimes two 

 inches across, with bright orange rays and deeper orange centres, 

 profusely borne in loose bunches on much-branching bushy plants 

 two to four feet high and 

 three to five feet wide. 

 Leaves smooth, thin, 

 pointed, and saw-edged. 

 Excellent for the herba- 

 ceous border or for natu- 

 ralizing in dry spots, and 

 very good for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any dry soil. Re- 

 quires full sun. Should 

 be divided every two 

 years. 



Propagate by division. 



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