Here are the differences between the two types of cheery flowers
Whethersunflowers come back every yeardepends on the variety.
Heres what you should probably know about the differences between the two kinds.
And if you cannot decide which pop in to grow and you have the space, plant both.
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it’s possible for you to never have enough sunflowersandpollinators and birdslove them, too.
Annual sunflowers are typically planted directly in the garden from seed.
They need a soil temperature ofat least 60 Fto germinate.
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They do best in USDA zones 4-9.
Autumn Beauty grows up to 7 feet tall and is hardy to USDA zones 3-9.
They plants grow only 2 to 3 feet tall and do best in USDA zones 3-9.
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Lemon Queen
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Unlike most annual sunflowers, this is an heirloom variety.
Its lemon-yellow blooms with chocolate-colored centers are particularly attractive to honeybees.
The plants grow 5 to 9 feet tall.
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Plant in USDA zones 4-9.
Perennial sunflowerswont bloom until the second year, but once they become established, they are low-maintenance plants.
It is native to the central and southeastern United States.
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Plant in USDA zones 4-10.
It is native to eastern North America and enjoys optimum growth in USDA zones 6-9.
It grows 6 to 9 feet tall and has bright yellow flowers.
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Narrowleaf sunflowers are suited best to USDA zones 5-9.
Another name for this perennial sunflower is fewleaf sunflower.
It grows 2 to 4 feet tall and blooms from mid-summer to fall.
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Western sunflowers do best in USDA zones 4-9.
Perennial sunflowers reseed themselves by returning each year from the same plant.
When the seed heads mature, they fall to the ground and scatter via birds or wind.
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Protected by an outer shell, they survive winter to grow again.
Mammoth and giant are names for the same variety ofHelianthus annuussunflower.
It grows to eight to twelve feet tall.
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Typically, perennial sunflowers need six to eight hours of sunlight per day.
This will result in the most blooms and discourage legginess.
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus).
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