General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Leaves: Other: Leaves are eaten by caterpillars of the painted lady, silvery checkerspot, and gorgon checkerspot butterflies.
Fruit: Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Needs 2 months cold moist treatment.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Image
Common names
  • Prairie Sunflower
  • Stiff Sunflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Helianthus pauciflorus
  • Synonym: Helianthus laetiflorus
  • Synonym: Helianthus rigidus

Photo Gallery
Location: Greece, West Macedonia 
Date: September 15th
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-08-30
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22

Date: July
credit: Matt Lavin

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22
Location: nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-22

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