Sunflower

Blue Sedge

About Sunflower and Blue Sedge

Sunflower

Blue Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

North America

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Grassland, moorlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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8.50 cm

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

CAREX flacca

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

ब्लू सेज

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Blau-Segge

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Bleu carex

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

azul de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

azul Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

niebieski turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

blue Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Carex

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

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8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sunflower and Blue Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Blue Sedge? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Blue Sedge. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Blue Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Blue Sedge has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Sunflower and Blue Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Blue Sedge

Season and care of Sunflower and Blue Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Blue Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Blue Sedge season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Blue Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Blue Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sunflower and Blue Sedge Physical Information

Sunflower and Blue Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Blue Sedge are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Sunflower and Blue Sedge

Care of Sunflower and Blue Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Blue Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.