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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 45 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Dark wine-red petals with creamy yellow highlights at the tips
Uses: Dye production
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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  • Sunflower

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Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 4-17-2015

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