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annual sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 7.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Edible Fruit, Long Blooming, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan, Limited Availability
- Duration
- Annual
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Primarily sold as seed.