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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Other: Lime-green blossoms with jade and cream centers
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
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

Image
Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: July 2015
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 7-13-2015
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 7-13-2015
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 4-17-2015

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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