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Start with Bit of Honey False Sunflower - Bare Root Plant, mix qualifying varieties,
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Bit of Honey is a variegated false sunflower with striking leaves that look white laced with deep green veins. On top of that foliage it carries golden yellow, semi-double flowers 3 to 3½ inches wide from midsummer into early fall.
It stays lower and denser than most false sunflowers, making it useful in the middle of a border or as a stand-alone accent. The flowers draw butterflies and bees and make good cut stems.
What it looks like
Semi-double daisy flowers 3 to 3½ inches across with several rows of golden yellow petals around a raised golden cone. Flowers are held on branched stems above the foliage. Leaves are triangular to oval with toothed edges, creamy white with a network of deep green veins, giving a marbled look. The plant is a low, dense, bushy mound 24 to 28 inches tall and 26 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom golden flowers dot the top of a bright white-and-green mound.
Growing it with lavender
Its golden flowers contrast with purple lavender, and the white-veined leaves pick up lavender's silvery tones in the same sunny bed.
Care
Grow in full sun to light part shade in average, well-drained soil; it tolerates dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 4 to 9. Deadhead to keep flowers coming, and cut back any shoots that revert to plain green.
At a glance
Botanical name: Heliopsis helianthoides
Flower color: Golden yellow
Foliage: White with deep green veins
Growth habit: Low, dense, bushy mound
Mature size: 24–28 in tall × 26–30 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 4–9
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Early-July
Peak bloom: Late-July
Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
Deer resistance: Moderately resistant
Pollinator value: Great
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.
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Mature height
28.0 in
Mature spread
30.0 in
Bloom
Early-July – peak Late-July
Fragrance
None
Deer
Moderately resistant
Lavender companion · grow guide
How to grow Bit of Honey
False Sunflower · Heliopsis helianthoides
False sunflower wants full sun and average, well-drained soil. It's a tough native that blooms from early summer into fall and handles heat, drought and poor soil.
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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 5.5–8.0Soil
Zones 4a–9bHardiness
28″ tall30″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Not known toxicPets
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Hardy in zones 4a–9b
Spring or early fall.
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When it arrives
Your bare-root plant
Arrives as a clump of fibrous roots with a crown of small reddish or green buds and old cut stems. Soak 20–30 minutes, plant crown at soil level, water in and keep moist until shoots appear.
Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Shoots appear in mid-spring, often with dark, reddish new leaves on variegated or dark-leaf types. Growth is quick once soil warms.
You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.
When to plant
Spring or early fall.
How deep
Set the crown level with the soil surface, buds just at or below the surface.
Spacing
About 2–3 ft apart; taller cultivars need the most room.
Soil
Average loam; tolerates clay, sand and poor soils · pH 5.5–8.0
Fix-it tip: No special amendments needed. In very rich soil it grows tall and floppy; lean soil keeps it sturdy.
Sun
Full sun (tolerates part sun).
In shade, stems get weak and floppy.
Dormant→New growth
Don’t give up on it
Is it alive? What spring looks like
Shoots appear in mid-spring, often with dark, reddish new leaves on variegated or dark-leaf types. Growth is quick once soil warms.
Spring
Cut back old stems; pinch or trim tall types in late May.
Summer
Long bloom; deadhead.
Fall
Leave seed heads for birds.
Winter
Leave stems standing.
Watering
First season: Water deeply weekly the first summer.
After that: Tolerates dry soil once established; water in long droughts to keep it blooming.
Feeding
Usually none needed. A light compost layer in spring is plenty.
Pruning & deadheading
Deadhead to extend bloom. Cutting stems back by about a third in late May makes shorter, sturdier plants. Leave seed heads for birds in fall, or cut back to limit self-sowing.
Dividing
Every 3–4 years in spring when the center thins.
Winter
Hardy to about zone 3. Leave stems standing for birds; cut back in spring.
Summer heat
Takes heat and humidity. Taller types may need staking or a midsummer trim.
Tall stems flop in rain
Likely cause: Rich soil or shade
What to do: Cut back in late May; stake tall types; give full sun.
Clusters of small insects on stem tips
Likely cause: Aphids
What to do: Spray off with water or use insecticidal soap.
Seedlings popping up around the bed
Likely cause: Self-sowing
What to do: Deadhead before seed sets, or pull seedlings in spring.
Too wet or too dry?
Wilting and crisp lower leaves: too dry. Yellow, rotting stems at the base: soggy soil.
Watch for
Aphids
Powdery mildew in crowded beds
Few serious problems
Pets & wildlife
Not listed by ASPCA; no known toxicity reported. Discourage pets from chewing any garden plant.
Deer: resistant · Rabbits: resistant
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In a container
Good in pots · 3 gallon+
Compact cultivars work in large pots; water more often than in the ground.
Indoors
Outdoor plant
Needs full sun and winter dormancy outdoors.
Winter chill
No chill needed
Usually blooms the first summer; established plants bloom more heavily.
Growing it on
Dormant bare root, soaked and planted
Or a 1–2 gallon pot if the ground isn’t ready
Garden bed or a 3 gallon pot
Time to move up? Slide the plant out: if white roots wrap the outside of the soil, it’s ready for the next size.
Planting with lavender
Plant it near your lavender
Shares full sun and tolerates dry soil, but it's taller and lusher. Plant it behind or beside the lavender bed so gold daisies back up purple spikes without shading them.
Lavender companion · grow guide
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