Sunflower

Leatherleaf Sedge

About Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge

Sunflower

Leatherleaf 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

New Zealand

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Moist Ditches, moist forests, Moist woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

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50.80 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

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Sandy Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Orange, Sandy Brown, Copper

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Fern like

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Summer, Late 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

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

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

Keep ground moist

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Prune for size control, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

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

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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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 !

5.9 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

Aphids, Bugs, Insects

5.12 Allergy

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

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

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

deer resistant

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 Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

CAREX buchananii

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Leatherleaf Sedge

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Leatherleaf Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Poales

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 Leatherleaf Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge

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

Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge Physical Information

Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Leatherleaf Sedge height is 50.80 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Leatherleaf Sedge flower color: Sandy Brown
Leatherleaf Sedge leaf color: Orange, Sandy Brown and Copper

Care of Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge

Care of Sunflower and Leatherleaf Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Leatherleaf Sedge pruning is done Prune for size control, 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 Leatherleaf Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.