Description
Ashy sunflower (Helianthus mollis) is a tough plant that will happily grow in dry, stony, poor soil. This rarely seen sunflower sports grayish leaves with soft, downy-like hairs and bright yellow flowers that produces seeds which draw finches and other songbirds in the fall. Since this free-spirited perennial tends to ignore flowerbed borders it is best planted in a location where it has room to naturalize; otherwise grow in a container and remove seedheads to control spreading.
Duration: perennial
Size: 2′-3′
Flower: yellow
Planting tips: Plant in moist to dry, well-drained soils. Some afternoon shade will help prolong blooms. If in a container, water when top two inches of soil is dry. Deadhead spent blooms, sometime will send up a second round of flowers!
Seed packet contains appx. 20 seeds
