1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
North America
1.4 Types
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
8.50 cm
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3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.46 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Light, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
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
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Light, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
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
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
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
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
5.12 Allergy
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, 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
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Pulmonary afflictions
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
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
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
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Helianths Annuus
7.2 Common Name
Sunflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sūrajamukhī
7.2.2 In German
Sonnenblume
7.2.3 In French
Tournesol
7.2.4 In Spanish
Girasol
7.2.5 In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Girassol
7.2.7 In Polish
słonecznik
7.2.8 In Latin
Helianthus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Heilanthus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Heliantheae
8.9 Subfamily
Helianthodeae
8.10 Number of Species