SUNFLOWER TEDDY BEAR

[ Helianthus Annuus ]

Season: Annual
Height: 24 - 36 Inch
Bloom Season: Summer
Environment: Sun/Dry/Moist
Zones: All regions of North America

Sunflower Teddy Bear [ Helianthus Annuus] is an annual sunflower plant with many 4 to 6 inch double yellow-gold flowers that look like huge mums. Teddy Bear sunflower blooms mid-summer to fall, and the flower looks great with other late blooming perennials and grasses.

Sunflower Teddy Bear [ Helianthus Annuus] will grow in almost any soil and is drought tolerant but, for larger and profuse flowering, good moisture is required.  Its nectar is a source of energy for bees, and their ripe seeds are valuable for attracting finches and other birds.

The plant is attractive to bees and birds.

The plant is good as a cut flower.

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Before last frost
Sow Outside: Spring after last frost/Early Summer
Seed Depth: 1/2 Inch
Days to Emerge: 10 to 14

Sunflower Teddy Bear Helianthus Annuus Seeds