Sunflower

Pinwheel

About Sunflower and Pinwheel

Sunflower

Pinwheel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America

Canary Islands

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

California Giant, Lilliput, Envy

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Bushy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-108-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

8.50 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.46 cm60.96 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Pink, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Light Green, Rose

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Rose

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Rose

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green, Rose

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Needle 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

Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting

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

Do not water frequently, Needs less watering

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, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand, Well drained

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

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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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

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

Not Available

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, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

AEONIUM haworthii

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Pinwheel Aeonium, Haworth's aeonium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Pinwheel

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Windrad

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

moulinet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Molinillo

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

pinwheel

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Pinwheel

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Wiatraczek

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Pinwheel

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asterales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Aeonium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Aeonieae

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Sunflower and Pinwheel

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

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Pinwheel

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

Sunflower and Pinwheel Physical Information

Sunflower and Pinwheel physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Pinwheel height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Pinwheel are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Pinwheel flower color: Pink and Yellow green
Pinwheel leaf color: Light Green and Rose

Care of Sunflower and Pinwheel

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