A Good Choice ~ Helen's Flower



Earlier in the year I bought a few perennial flower plants at a flea market. Helen's Flower turned out to be my favorite of those plants. It grows to a height of about 36" on very sturdy stems that do not bend over like many of the tall flower plants do. The formerly red blooms are turning a soft brown-orange before the petals fall leaving a colorful conical seed head. There was only a picture on a card to show what these might look like when I purchased the plant. These late bloomers are adding nice Fall colors to the garden. 

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