Heliopsis – Tuscan Gold™

Attracts: Butterflies
Heat Tolerant
Long Blooming
Native to North America
Maintenance Notes
Removing spent blooms may help encourage additional blooming.
Winter mulch can reduce heaving that can occur with perennials from the freeze/thaw cycles of winter.
Tuscan Gold is heat tolerant and will tolerate somewhat dry soils. While deadheading may encourage additional blooming it isn't strictly necessary for a long bloom season. The breakthrough here is an easy flowering Heliopsis with a shorter plant size, outstanding garden performance and disease resistance. A long known great garden plant with good manners and a long flowering season, also makes a great cut flower!
An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.
Maintenance Category Easy
Water Category Average
Bloom Time
Flower Form Container, Cut Flower
Soil Fertility Average Soil
pH B - pH 5.8 - 6.2
EC (2:1 Extraction Method) 0.6 - 0.9
Fertilization 150 - 200
Light Requirements High
Water Requirements Moderate to Moist
Rooting Out Temperature 65 - 72° Fahrenheit
Growing On Temperature 55 - 65° Fahrenheit
Holding Temperature 40 - 50° Fahrenheit
Planting and Timing Information
Late Spring to Summer Finish, Standard PPP
Finishing Times [weeks]
4-5" and Quart Pot : 6-10
6" and Gallon Pot : 8-12
7-9" Pot : 10-11
10-12" and Two Gallon Pot :
Pinching and Growth Regulators
No PGR necessary. Pinch once for increased branching on smaller pots. Pinch 1 to 2 times for larger pot sizes.
Pest and Disease Management
General Pest and Disease practices as listed in notes. Whiteflies.
Grower Tips
Early season production not recommended due to light quality and heat requirements. Can be grown in late summer and overwintered for spring sales OR grown in late spring for summer sales. The critical issue is daylength plants must have long days to grow and flower. ANY short days in production will cause the plants to rosette.