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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
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

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Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-09-15
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-08-01
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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-08-01

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Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On August 17, 2015 Bloomed
lovesblooms On May 3, 2015 Seeds sown
direct sown
antsinmypants On July 27, 2023 Bloomed
antsinmypants On June 6, 2023 Transplanted
5 Into the Arch Garden.
antsinmypants On May 22, 2023 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On May 16, 2023 Seeds sown
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