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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 14 to 16 inches
Plant Spread: forms mounds 12 to 14 inches wide
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Deep Gold
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • False Sunflower

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2017-07-17
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides 'Sunstruck')
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2018-06-24
Very unique!
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-06-08
Receives afternoon sun
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-05-14
Receives afternoon sun
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-05-14
Receives afternoon sun
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
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SuperHappyCamper On May 28, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased from Kelly Green Nursery.
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