Butterfly Caterpillar Host Plants
Grow your very own butterflies and watch the entire magical process from egg, to caterpillar, through metamorphosis, and finally to adult butterfly all in your own backyard by planting these butterfly host plants like Passionvine, Butterfly Weed, Fennel, Hibiscus, and more!
Muck Sunflower, Tall Swamp Sunflower, Tall Narrow-Leaved Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
The common name Muck Sunflower somehow seems less than up to the task for a plant that has the potential to provide such a brilliant show of color that begins in late summer and lasts into fall. Loose clusters of 2-3" wide brilliant golden yellow sunflowers are poised on tall stems adorned with rich deep green lance-shape foliage. Depending on moisture levels and fertility this vigorous, native, perennial, fall sunflower may reach up to 8' high. To create fuller, sturdier, and shorter plants tip the Muck Sunflower in late spring. A single tip pruning in late spring will keep them fuller and bushier as well as causing them to produce more flowers than vertical growth. Our plants are seedling grown and originated from a collection in southwestern Louisiana. Caterpillar host: Milbert's Tortoiseshells. Item# 10872.
3.5 inch Pot / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Currently In Stock: 12
US$9.99
Cannot Ship To: OR
US$9.99
Cannot Ship To: OR
Muck Sunflower, Tall Swamp Sunflower, Tall Narrow-Leaved Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
Pot Size: 3.5 inch Pot / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Item# 10872
US$9.99
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