False Sunflower

About this plant

Ignite your landscape with the fiery beauty of Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Burning Hearts'. This exceptional False Sunflower cultivar lives up to its name, showcasing a spectacular array of deep red-orange petals with bright yellow tips surrounds striking, dark central cones, creating a captivating visual. Beyond their stunning aesthetic, 'Burning Hearts' offers a long flowering season, gracing your garden with vibrant color from early summer straight through to the first frost. Its upright, bushy habit and handsome dark foliage (often with purple undertones) provide excellent structure and contrast, even when not in bloom. Ideal for sunny borders, cottage gardens, or as a vibrant mass planting, this perennial is a magnet for pollinators, bringing life and movement to your outdoor space. It's also an excellent choice for cut flower arrangements, allowing you to bring its warm hues indoors.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Easily grown in average, well-drained soils. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming and a tidier appearance. Can be divided every 3-4 years in spring to maintain vigor. Generally low maintenance and disease resistant.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.