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Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty‘ seeds?

*Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
edited August 2023 in Plants
I have been looking for the seeds of helenium 'Moerheim Beauty‘ but haven’t found any but I have bought 2 smallish plants at a plant fair this weekend.

Looking on the rhs web site it just says divide or take basal cuttings. So does that mean I can’t collect the seeds when they finish flowering? Are the seeds not useable for some reason? Are they sterile?

I suppose I’ll need to let them grow for a couple of years & bulk up before I can take cuttings (I’ll need instructions on how to do that  it just says to do it in spring) each plant only has 4 flower/stems coming out of the pot.

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have seen seeds for sale on ebay from what appears to be a Uk supplier but l always thought that it was sterile as far as seeds were concerned. I stand to be corrected though  :)

    If you wanted to try growing Heleniums from seed while waiting for your new purchases to bulk up, you could try Chiltern aeeds which are a reputable supplier (not Moerheim Beauty though).

    https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/search?q=Helenium
  • PerkiPerki Posts: 2,527
    Named cultivars don't come true from seed hence why you can't find any
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Division or cuttings is the way to go with it, but not with a young plant, which is what you seem to have @*Astrantia*.  They'll grow quite big within a year or two once planted.
    As long as you can keep the slugs away.... ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Oh no!  Don’t mention the slugs 😱
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