Description
Easily grown in medium moisture, well-drained, average garden soils in full sun. Needs full sun for best flowering. Tolerates somewhat poorer soils that are on the dry side.
Helianthus salicifolius ‘First Light’ PP13150
(First Light Willow Leaf Sunflower)
$9.99
Hardiness Zones:
6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9bQuick Overview:
?First Light? is a perennial sunflower cultivar that produces a clump of foliage to 44? tall. Foliage is covered in fall (September?October) with a profuse bloom of 2.5-3? diameter sunflowers with golden yellow rays and brown center disks. Narrow, hairy, linear leaves (to 4? long). Parents of this patented cultivar are unpatented H. salicifolia (willow-leaved sunflower) cultivars ?Golden Pyramid? and ?Autumn Glory?. An introduction of Blooms of Bressingham who have given it the common name of willow-leaved sunflower.
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Additional information
| Common Name | First Light Willow Leaf Sunflower |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Helianthus salicifolius 'First Light' PP13150 |
| Container/Amount | 1 gallon |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b |
| Growth Rate | Average |
| Light Requirements | Sun |
| Height | 3 to 4 ft. |
| Width | 2 to 3 ft. |
| Soil Condition | Well-drained |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Blooming Period | late summer to fall |
| Flower Color | yellows |
| Fragrance | No |
| Foliage Color | green |
| Deer Resistant | Yes |
