General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 4-6 ft.
Plant Spread: 3-5 ft.
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pale yellow and maroon
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Dye production
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Self fertile
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

Image
Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: Maine
Date: 2021

Date: 2011-06-26
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2018-08-31
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-26
Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2017-07-03
Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Stow, Ma.
Date: September
credit: Dwight Sipler

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by Moby (Lincoln, NE) on Sep 29, 2011 3:19 PM concerning plant:
    If you intend to collect seeds, harvest the seedhead before the birds and squirrels discover them.

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