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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 20-30 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Uses: Dye production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Sunflower

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Location: Peoria, AZ
Date: 04-15-2020
Young Ms Mars seedling with first true leaves in a raised bed
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