Sunshine Daydream Sunflower
Helianthus 'Sunshine Daydream'
This stunning variety has fully double yellow blooms that are rounded and dahlia-like, but smaller and more plentiful; excellent for borders and containers
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Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Sunshine Daydream Sunflower is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Sunshine Daydream Sunflower has masses of beautiful fully double yellow daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from late summer to late fall | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Sunshine Daydream Sunflower will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches apart. It tends to be leggy | with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground | and should be underplanted with lower-growing perennials. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Keep moisture level average to moist
6'Hx3'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are yellow
Flowers from late summer to late fall
Attracts butterflies
Known to be safe
Likes well drained soil