Sunflower

Delosperma cooperi

About Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi

Sunflower

Delosperma cooperi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

By seashore, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

8.50 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.46 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

DELOSPERMA

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Trailing Iceplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Mittagsblume

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Delosperma cooperi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Caryophyllales

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

70100

1 27800

Properties of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi

Season and care of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Delosperma cooperi season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available.

Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi Physical Information

Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Delosperma cooperi height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Delosperma cooperi flower color: Not Available
Delosperma cooperi leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi

Care of Sunflower and Delosperma cooperi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.