| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 4-7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1.5-2 feet |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Russet |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Dye production |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Moths and Butterflies Flies Bats Birds Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| NikkiGerena | On June 4, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) I think I killed these seedlings somehow. Not sure if it rained too much in May, or what happened, but they all died. |
| NikkiGerena | On May 8, 2017 | Plant emerged |
| NikkiGerena | On April 30, 2017 | Transplanted |
| NikkiGerena | On April 29, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| NikkiGerena | On April 23, 2017 | Seeds sown |
| piksihk | On October 30, 2020 | Harvested Seed heads |
| piksihk | On June 18, 2020 | Bloomed Large bloom; |
| piksihk | On April 3, 2020 | Seeds sown Middle of round bed |
| paleohunter | On April 10, 2021 | Seeds sown |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Great sunflower by gardengus | Jun 12, 2012 2:09 PM | 3 |
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