Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 5-6 feet |
Plant Spread: | Branching habit |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Ruby red with lemon yellow tips, though the intensity of color can vary |
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 |
paleohunter | On April 10, 2022 | Seeds sown |
paleohunter | On April 12, 2021 | Seeds sown |
dnrevel | On May 10, 2023 | Obtained plant Placed on heat mat to presprout before planting outside in new South fence sunflower cutting garden. Seed from Livingston. |
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