This long bloomer provides quality bird seed from Aug to Nov. Use with summer flowers that are purple. Another common name for this oxeye sunflower is "false sunflower" because both the ray flowers (the long yellow petals) and disk flowers (the 'eye' in the center of the petals) are fertile and can make seed. True sunflowers in the genus Helianthus only have fertile disk flowers.
Uses: Butterflies, bees, birds, long flowering period
Bloom time: June - September
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Space: 18 to 30 inches
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Moisture: Dry to moist
Seed: Needs cold-moist stratification of at least one month; two to three months would be better. The following seeding rates should deposit roughly 30 seeds per square foot:
- ~200 seeds per packet
- 6,825 seeds per ounce
- 1 ounce per 230 square feet
