Helenium hoopesii - Owl's claws

Owl’s claws (Helenium hoopesii) is a perennial herb native to western North America’s mountain meadows, grown for its orange daisy-like flowers; it is poisonous to grazing sheep, so any human use should assume the same caution.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Helenium hoopesii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩