Holiday sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Holiday'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 5 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, golden
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral, acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Holiday' sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Holiday') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Yellow and golden blooms draw butterflies, bees, and birds, and the plant tolerates drought. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. You can cut the flowers for bouquets.
Pairs well with Apricot Lemonade cosmos, Profusion Red zinnia, and Red fescue.