False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Sunshine)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	24-30 inches
Plant Spread:	12-18 inches
Leaves:	Variegated
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Wildlife Attractant:	Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods:	Division

Trade name information:

Trade Name: Loraine Sunshine
Cultivar name: 'Helhan'

Common names

False Sunflower
Sunflower Heliopsis
Variegated Sunflower Heliopsis
Ox-Eye

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Location: Coon Rapids, MN home garden
Date: 2022-07-03
prefers part sun vs. full sun

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Location: in my front garden
Date: summer, 2019
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Suns

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 7-5-14
Hawkmoth (aka Hummingbird Moth and Sphinx Moth)

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-08
Long time interest with these leaves!

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-07-01

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Location: my garden zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2016-06-28

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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-07-03
she shines

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Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2007

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-30-13

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Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 4000-02-07

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Location: my garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2016-07-19
variegation fades as season progresses

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Location: In my hot sunny back hill garden in Wi.
Date: July 3,2011

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-07

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2009-06-12
Early color...greens up a little later

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Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 6/8/15
Heliopsis Loraine Sunshine

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Location: in my living room
Date: 2019-07-21
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Sunshine

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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Date: 2023-08-02

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-08-25
#pollination

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Location: my garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2015-07-06
heavily variegated new growth

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-07-11

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-06-03

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Location: Pleasant Grove,Utah
Date: 2011-07-04
Blooms all summer

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-07-25

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Location: in my front garden
Date: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Sunshine)
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Suns

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2009-07-11

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-06-09
Losing some variegation over the years. Probably a self seeded pl

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-05-30
foliage

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-20

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-09-17

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Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-09-15

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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission

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Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2011-08-12
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Loraine Sun

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-07-29

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-06-14

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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-08-09
Grown from seed

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-09-27

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-22

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Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006
vibrant blooms

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Comments:

Posted by Vals_Garden (Ontario, Canada - Zone 4b) on Mar 11, 2023 10:48 PM concerning plant:

I purchased this cultivar a year or so after it hit the market (has to have been about 20 years ago) and it reverted to solid green foliage in its third year here.

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Posted by clintbrown (Medina, TN - Zone 7b) on Feb 23, 2013 11:44 PM concerning plant:

Nice foliage and flowers too!

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Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Mar 19, 2023 7:18 AM concerning plant:

Reverted to solid green fourth year.

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Plant Events from our members
gardengus	On July 25, 2015	Bloomed
gardengus	On June 20, 2015	Obtained plant
lovesblooms	On March 1, 2020	Seeds sown NOID variegata; winter sow
lovesblooms	On February 24, 2018	Seeds sown winter sown

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Gorgeous! by blue23rose	Feb 6, 2015 3:37 PM	0
Heliopsis Loraine Sunshine by Njiris	Jun 9, 2015 9:49 PM	0

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Heliopsis False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Loraine Sunshine)

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