Heliopsis plant named ‘Forged in Fire’

Abstract

The new and distinct hardy perennial Heliopsis plant named ‘Forged in Fire’ with dense, tall, extensively-branched habit, strong, tall, upright stems. The foliage is dark green and lanceolate to deltoid. Freely-flowering semi-double inflorescences in a capitulum with two to three overlapping rows of ray florets beginning in early July and continuing for about 6 to 8 weeks. The ray florets begin a burnt orangish-red and lighten to golden yellow. The new plant is useful in the landscape en masse, as an accent, in containers or as cut flowers.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A new and distinct hardy perennial  Heliopsis  plant named ‘Forged in Fire’ essentially as herein described and illustrated.