False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides
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Each packet of False Sunflower contains 180 seeds.
Price: Seed $ 3.00
Plant Species Synonym Names
Common: smooth ox-eye
Family
Aster - Asteraceae
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Description
Not a true sunflower but looks very similar. Goldfinches like to sit on the heads and pick off the petals to eat. Birds also like the seeds. Grows in part to full sun but does best in full sun.
Characteristics
Mature Height: 4.0'
Mature Width: 3.0'
Flower Color: Yellow
Sun Requirement:Full Sun: direct sun 8 or more hours of the day
Part Sun: direct sun 4 to 8 hours of the day; about half a day of sun
Shade: direct sun 0 to 4 hours of the day
Full Sun to Part Sun
Companion Plants
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Canada Wildrye
Elymus canadensis
Blue Sage
Salvia azureus
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