Double Sunking Sunflower sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Double Sunking Sunflower'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral, acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Double Sunking Sunflower' sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Double Sunking Sunflower') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to pass it by. It blooms from early to late summer on stems that grow 72 inches tall. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with First Knight fountain grass, Purple Prince zinnia, and Flamingo Feather celosia.