General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Pollinators: Flies
Bees

Image
Common names
  • Plains Sunflower
  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
  • Prairie Sunflower

Photo Gallery
Location: Nebraska Sandhills
Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Tucson, AZ
Date: 9/19/2019
In my garden
Location: Tucson, AZ
Date: 9/19/2019
In my garden

Date: 2006-05-24
USDA

Date: June
credit: Matt Lavin

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