Sunflowers
Sunflowers are related to daisies, marigolds,
dandelions and black-eyed susans.
Other Names: Common Sunflower,
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Helianthoideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Helianthus
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Descriptions: Sunflowers are have large
bright flowers around a large central disk. While
it looks like one large flower, the flower head
is actually comprised of a a bunch of smaller
florets on a tall thick stem.
Size: Sunflowers grow from 3 to 10 feet
tall.
Symbolism: Sunflowers are the happiest
of flowers, and their meanings include loyalty
and longevity.
Grow Details: Sunflowers are moderately
easy to grow in full sun.
Grow Details
Soil Type: Varied
- Well Drained
Soil PH: PH 6.0 to 7.5
Water: Standard - Drought Tolerant
Light: Full Sun
Grow Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Characteristics
Height: Sunflowers grow from 3 to
10 feet tall.
Flower Colors: Yellow, Chocolate
Brown, Burgundy, Multi-Colored
Propagation: Propagate sunflowers
through seeds.
Division/Transplants:
Blooming Period: Summer to Fall
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Type: Annuals
Herbal Remedy Properties: The greatest
medicinal use of the sunflower that has been used
throughout the world is for pulmonary afflictions.
The crushed leaves and the seeds made into a poultice
is used for application over bruises, wounds and
ulcers. The flowers and the dried or fresh leaves
are prepared as tea in pulmonary diseases, bronchitis,
coughs, asthma, dysentery and whooping cough.
Native Area: Sunflowers are native to
North America
Other: In 1903, the sunflower was selected
as the Kansas State Flower.
Sunflower seed, leaves and stems emit substances
that inhibit the growth of certain other plants.
They should be separated from potatoes and pole
beans.
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