About This Plant
Numerous daisy-like flowers provide late season color and are an important source of pollen for insects. Despite its name, sneezeweed pollen is distributed by insects, not the wind! A report by Mt. Cuba Center states that the "name's true origins come from the use of powdered Helenium plants as a substitute for snuff and as a medicine by European colonists and Native Americans." This would be a great rain garden plant. It may become floppy in very rich soil or too much shade, so consider staking it or planting next to a more rigid structure.
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Plant Facts
Powdered leaves and flower heads of Common Sneeze Weed were historically used in the treatment of colds and congestion by inducing sneezing. |The plant’s flowers, leaves, and seeds are known to be poisonous to humans.
Alternate Names
Autumn Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Dogtooth-daisy, Fall Sneezeweed, False Sunflower, Helen’s Flower, Sneezeweed, Autumn Helen Flower, Autumn Sneezewort, Dog Fennel, Ox Eye, Smooth Helen Flower, Swamp Sunflower, Yellow Star, Sneezeweed
