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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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet (61-91cm)
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet 30-61cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Dead head to encourage prolonged bloom.
Uses: Erosion control
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ

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Common names
  • Oxeye Sunflower
  • False Sunflower
  • Orange Sunflower
  • Rough Heliopsis

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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2019-07-31
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-02
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2010-08-02

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Date: 2013-08-16

Date: 2013-08-16

Date: 2013-08-16
Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin
Date: June 25, 2012
photo by James Steakley

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Date: 2013-08-12

Date: 2013-08-12

Date: 2013-08-12

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