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Helianthus atrorubens
Also called Dark Eyed Sunflower, Dark Red Sunflower, Purple Disk Sunflower, Purple Disc Sunflower
Purpledisk sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) is a native perennial wildflower of the southeastern US, growing up to about 2 m tall with yellow petals around dark red or purple centers. It is a hardy, low-fuss plant suited to meadows, woodland edges and naturalistic gardens.
Helianthus atrorubens is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name purpledisc sunflower. It is native to the southeastern United States. It is found in all the coastal states from Louisiana to Virginia, plus the inland states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Helianthus atrorubens is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall. Most of the leaves are close to the base of the stem. One plant can produce 1-15 flower heads, each with 10-15 yellow ray florets surrounding 75 or more red or purple disc florets. The plant grows in mixed woods and along roadsides.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthus atrorubens 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.
