Bright yellow false sunflower plants provide a welcome burst of late summer color in your garden beds. And they're perennials!
False Sunflower Plant Care and Growing Tips
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How to Grow a False Sunflower Plant
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- Scientific name: Heliopsis helianthoides
- Common name: false sunflower or smooth oxeye
- Zones: 4 to 9
- Attracts: bees, butterflies
- Light needs: Part or full sun
- Size: 24 to 28 inches tall
Heat-tolerant false sunflower plants thrive in well-draining, loamy to moist soil when grown in garden beds. Deadhead spent blooms to stimulate new buds and extend the floral display.
Grow Mexican sunflower in pollinator gardens.
False Sunflower Plant Benefits
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If you love the look of tall, towering sunflowers but don’t have the garden space, these are the plants for you. Blooms appear in midsummer through early fall, providing showstopping color that is worth the wait. The stunning yellow flowers are a focal point in the garden and pollinators love them. Blooms can also be used as cut flowers for arrangements.
Note that these plants are perennials, so they will come back and fill your yard with color every year.
Cultivars to Try
Plant “Bit of Honey” in patio pots, where it’ll need regular moisture and fertilizer. With 3-inch-wide golden yellow semidouble blossoms featuring multiple rows of bright petals, this cultivar of native false sunflowers takes center stage in the garden.
Tuscan Gold is a better choice for hot sunny spots with dry soils.
Check out the top 10 sunny sunflower varieties to grow.
Foliage
Bit of Honey plants have light-colored leaves with dark green veins. Tuscan Gold’s leaves are a uniform dark green.
Next, learn how you can attract backyard birds by growing sunflowers.