General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Dye production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-08-20
Helianthus annuus 'Tiger's Eye'
Location: My Garden, Washington State
Date: 9/18/17

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Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On April 5, 2015 Transplanted
Five into pots
dragonfetti On March 26, 2015 Seeds sown
CV container
dragonfetti On March 21, 2015 Obtained plant
Seeds of Change $2.50
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