Moving Heleniums in the Autumn

Bright star

Has anyone moved Helenium plants in the autumn and they have survived? 
I would like to reorganise a flower bed in the autumn when they have finished flowering and move them into another area of the garden. Information on the web says Heleniums are best moved  and divided in the spring when they are actively growing. The weather is quite mild in the winter where I live. I just want to move the plants not divide them. Should I chance it?

Loxley

If moving established clumps, rather than dividing, I would risk it; but I would do it in early autumn giving them a chance to establish before they go dormant, and keep the rootballs as intact as possible. If I was on especially heavy soil I might not risk it though.

Bright star

Thanks for that WillDB, I’ve only just discovered Heleniums and this particular variety is a tall one so looks a bit odd where it is, should have checked the label properly. Great plants though, they’ve been covered in bees and hover flies.