The Perennial Sunflower--Long Stalks Stacked with Bright Yellow Blooms!
Prairie Sunflower
Great garden performers for the back of the border or bed!
3-inch blooms open in late summer on robust 6- to 8-foot plants!
Glorious plumes of yellow, studded with 3-inch blooms in neat rows along their tremendous length, arise in late summer on these huge, hardy garden performers! The plants reach 6 to 8 feet tall, trouble-free and floriferous in the garden. Excellent for cut flowers or for massed color in the back of the border, bed, or against an outdoor structure such as a shed or fence, Prairie Sunflower is one of the finest, most free-flowering sources of summer color we know! The blooms come just when the summer annuals are fading, carrying the garden over the "in-between" season of late summer/early fall.
Direct-sow in any sunny spot. Not fussy about soil, Prairie Sunflower is hardy almost everywhere in the contiguous U.S. Pkt is 50 seeds.
| Genus | Helianthus |
| Species | maximilianii |
| Bloom Season | Late Summer - Early Fall |
| Zone | 4 - 10 |
| Plant Height | 6 ft - 8 ft |
| Bloom Size | 3 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Bird Lovers, Direct Sow, Flower |
| Bloom Color | Yellow |
| Bloom Season | Fall, Summer |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Dry |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Cut Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor, Wildflowers |
Fabulous perennial
I've grown these for years. They struggle in pots or heavy clay, but with reasonable soil they are very drought tolerant. First year plants will get just as big as older ones. Need staking if they get too lush. Finches love the seeds. Deer resistant.
