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Arizona sunflower

Helianthus arizonensis

Helianthus arizonensis is a small perennial sunflower from Arizona and New Mexico, growing up to about 30 cm tall with yellow flower heads. It is a native wildflower best grown in full sun with well-drained soil and little water.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in warm arid conditions; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Arizona to New Mexico

About

Helianthus arizonensis is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name Arizona sunflower. It is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern United States.

Helianthus arizonensis is a perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Its leaves have no hairs. One plant produces 1-7 flower heads, each head with 10-14 yellow ray florets surrounding at least 30 yellow disc florets.

Other Helianthus plants

Southeastern sunflower · Helianthus ambiguus · Swamp sunflower · Common sunflower · Western sunflower · Silverleaf sunflower · Purpledisk sunflower · Serpentine sunflower · Helianthus brevifolius · California sunflower · Lakeside sunflower · Texas blueweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthus arizonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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