Smaller flowers and not quite as tall
While annual sunflowers make it to more than four meters with good care, they stay Perennials a little smaller.
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The flowers are nowhere near that big. In particular, the tubular flowers in the center, in which the kernels develop, are usually quite small. Often a lot of flowers grow on one plant.
Most sunflower perennials are hardy
Perennial sunflowers grow on everyone Garden soilthat is not too condensed. Just like their one-year-old relatives, they thrive in a sunny Location especially good.
The perennials are mostly hardy. However, it makes sense to spread a mulch of leaves over the cut plants in autumn.
You have to dig up some non-winter-hardy varieties in autumn and overwinter in a frost-free place.
Propagation via runners and by division
Perennial sunflowers also reproduce via seeds, but propagation works better by dividing the perennials or cutting off runners.
The roots of the perennials form many runners, which sometimes even grow several meters away from the mother plant.
If you want to prevent the uncontrolled spread of perennial sunflowers, you should have one Root lock put them on before you put them on plant.
Well-known perennial sunflowers at a glance
| Surname | Botanical name | colour | height | Heyday | particularities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perennial Sunflower | Helianthus atrorubens | Yellow, brown eye | up to 180 cm | August to September | Insect pasture |
| meteor | Helianthus decapetalus | Golden yellow, yellow eye | up to 170 cm | August to October | semi-double flower |
| Soleil d’or | Helianthus decapetalus Supreme | Lemon yellow, golden yellow eye | up to 170 cm | August to October | double flower |
| Sheila’s Sunshine | Helianthus giganteus | Light cream yellow, dark yellow eye | up to 300 cm | September to November | late variety |
| Lemon Queen | Helianthus microcephalus hybrid | Lemon yellow, yellow-brownish eye | up to 170 cm | August to September | abundant flowering |
| Jerusalem artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Yellow, brown eye | up to 250 cm | September to November | edible tubers |
Tips & Tricks
Jerusalem artichoke is called because of its potato-like tubers Winter vegetables estimated. This sunflower perennial is indestructible and spreads rapidly throughout the garden.
