Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
Flowers: | Other |
Flower Color: | White: absokrladmae rkmolVna crtoy/ |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Other |
Inflorescence Type: | Umbel |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable for miniature gardens |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Fe (Iron) B (Boron) Mo (Molybdenum) Si (Silicon) |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors: tPdltsadlnueoeriiu bs c he,snrplb adeon p yscles |
Pollinators: | Flies Bumblebees |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Sunflowers Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)