A false sunflower is the winner of the novelty contest at the British fair Four Oaks

Four Oaks is the UK's leading ornamental plant fair, and its novelties competition is one of its most highly regarded and highly anticipated events. This year, on the fair's 50th anniversary, the award for Best Novelty went to those responsible for Fairweather's Nursery , a nursery located in the Cheshire area, which is where the winning variety, Heliopsis helianthoides 'Luna', is grown. Roja', bred by breeder Janus Verschoor .

The Heliopsis 'Luna Roja' has a compact and rounded habit, with stems strong enough to support imposing masses of flowers in an upright position, without any flower falling or hanging This plant, known as false sunflower, has a period of Prolonged flowering from July to October and, in addition, it attracts pollinators and is tolerant to lack of irrigation.