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About Sunflower and Loosestrife

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial
1.3 Origin
North America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
40NA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
meadows, Wet ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-103-9
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 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
8.50 cm30.50 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.46 cm40.60 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Yellow
Pink, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
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
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, In Water
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Do not let dry out between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Prune in spring, Prune in summer
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Don't use high pH fertilizers, fertilize in spring
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
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Pulmonary afflictions
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Root
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
Cosmetics
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Helianths Annuus
LYTHRUM 'Happy'
7.2 Common Name
Sunflower
Loosetrife
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sūrajamukhī
Loosetrife
7.2.2 In German
Sonnenblume
Loosetrife
7.2.3 In French
Tournesol
salicaire
7.2.4 In Spanish
Girasol
loosetrife
7.2.5 In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
loosetrife
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Girassol
loosetrife
7.2.7 In Polish
słonecznik
loosetrife
7.2.8 In Latin
Helianthus
loosetrife
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Myrtales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Lythraceae
8.6 Genus
Heilanthus
Lythrum
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Heliantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Helianthodeae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
70NA
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Properties of Sunflower and Loosestrife

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

Season and Care of Sunflower and Loosestrife

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

Sunflower and Loosestrife Physical Information

Sunflower and Loosestrife physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Loosestrife height is 30.50 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Loosestrife are as follows:

  • Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow

  • Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

  • Loosestrife flower color: Pink and Rose

  • Loosestrife leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sunflower and Loosestrife

Care of Sunflower and Loosestrife include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Loosestrife pruning is done Prune in spring and Prune in summer. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Loosestrife needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering.