Brown Daisy

I bought this perennial, with the interesting label 'Brown Daisy', at the local golf club plant sale. I love it.

Over the years that this plant has been in the Hen House Garden much has happened - dahlias have come and gone, oak trees have been planted, paths have been moved, and flaxes have been shifted in and out of spaces. The original clump of 'Brown Daisy' has never even noticed.

Each summer it produces its stylish flowers, whose colours are set off by the next-door Heucheras. Its proper name is Helenium, and my perennials book says it is slow growing and enjoys hot summers. What a great little perennial!