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✓ Native to US
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
— Family: Asteraceae
Height
Unknown
Sun
Full Sun
Water
Low
Blooms
July – September
Flower Color
Yellow
🌡️ Growing Conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Season
- Warm season
✨ Traits
🪴 Container Friendly
🐝 Attracts Pollinators
🦋 Attracts Butterflies
🎯 Uses
Cut Flowers
Pollinator
Ornamental
🦋 Wildlife Value
🐝 Pollinators
🦋 Butterflies
🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zones
2a
2b
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Temp range: -50°F to 50°F
📍 Native Range
📍
Native to a specific regional range
This plant has a defined native range limited to the states listed below.
Native to 1 state:
Also grows in (not native):
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
📅 Planting Calendar
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 6a-7a
May – May
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 7a-8a
April – April
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 8a-8b
March – March
🤝 Companion Plants
✅ Good Companions (3)
Cucumber
· Cucumis sativus
Sweet Corn
· Zea mays var. saccharata
Zinnia
· Zinnia elegans
⚠️ Avoid Planting Near (0)
No antagonistic plants recorded.