General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Ten-Petaled Sunflower
  • Thinleaf Sunflower
  • Pale Sunflower
  • Thin-Leaved Sunflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Helianthus decapetalus
  • Synonym: Helianthus multiflorus

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Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

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