General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 48 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Uses: Dye production
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Plant is pollenless, but can produce hybrid seeds
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

Image
Trade name information:
Series: ProCut®
Trade Name: Orange
Cultivar name: 'ProCut Orange'
Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: Stow, Ma.
Date: September
credit: Dwight Sipler

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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