Sunflower

Thornless Honeylocust

About Sunflower and Thornless Honeylocust

Sunflower

Thornless Honeylocust

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Hills, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-103-9

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

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

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Oblong or Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

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

Medium

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full 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

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Landscape Designing, 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

Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

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

Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Thornless Honeylocust

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

thornless honeylocust

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

thornless honeylocust

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

thornless Honeylocust

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

honeylocust sin espinas

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

thornless honeylocust

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

honeylocust thornless

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

thornless honeylocust

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

thornless honeylocust

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Gleditsia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Sunflower and Thornless Honeylocust

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

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Thornless Honeylocust

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

Sunflower and Thornless Honeylocust Physical Information

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

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Thornless Honeylocust flower color: Yellow green
Thornless Honeylocust leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sunflower and Thornless Honeylocust

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