About
Southeastern sunflower is an annual wild sunflower of wet marshes and pine flatwoods, confined to Florida and a single area of southern Georgia.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Light
- Needs plenty of sun; at least six hours of direct sun a day for good growth. General guidance for the genus
- Propagation
- Seed or stem cuttings. General guidance for the genus
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows to about 1 m, with a branched, hairy stem and alternate, oval, stalked leaves. Heads carry 10–15 bright orange-yellow rays around up to 50 disc florets; flowering is late summer to early autumn.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Florida, with the only other known site near Thomasville, Georgia. It grows in wet soil in marshes and pine flatwoods below about 50 m elevation.
Ecology
Its bright heads attract many pollinators.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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