No wonder sunflowers are symbols of happiness and optimism with their cheery, yellow blooms.
Pollinators love them, too. The Thin-leaved Sunflower, and others in the genus, are larval hosts to the Silvery Checkerspot and Painted Lady butterflies.
The leaves on Thin-leaved Sunflower are exceptionally long and slender. Pruning in spring encourages stronger stems and denser growth.
Sunflower, Thin-leaved
SKU: HD01-SS
$10.00Price
$10.00 per 1 Quart
- Latin: Helianthus decapetalus
- Pollinator value: Very High
- Height: Up to 5 feet; 3-foot spread
- Light: Sun, dappled sun
- Soil: Moist
- Bloom: Yellow, June-November
- Foliage: Deciduous, green
- Landscape: Native to woodlands and forest edges, stream banks; wildlife or meadow garden
- Resistance: Black walnut
- Native range here