General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 6-7 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Red and yellow with a fuzzy black center
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
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)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Other info: Plant is pollenless, but can produce hybrid seeds
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2021-07-01
Location: Stow, Ma.
credit: Dwight Sipler

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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