Asteraceae
Beach sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Also known as Helianthus annuus var. debilis, Helianthus debilis, Dune sunflower, Sunshine mimosa
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Coastal · Groundcover · Yellow Flowers · Pollinator · Drought Tolerant · Florida Native · Sunny · Perennial · Wildflower · Low Maintenance
Beach sunflower is an easy-care, sun-loving perennial that thrives in coastal and sandy conditions with minimal watering once established. Plant it in full sun with well-drained soil and enjoy its cheerful yellow blooms nearly year-round in warm climates. It is an excellent pollinator plant and ground cover for low-maintenance sunny gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.2–7.2
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Austria, Azores, Connecticut, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Florida, France, Georgia, India, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Mozambique, New Hampshire
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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