sawtooth sunflower
Helianthus grosseserratus
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 10 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) is a perennial for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Bees visit the yellow flowers, and birds and rodents eat the seeds. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn.
Pairs well with Ox eye, Wild bergamot, and Culver’s root.
Native range
AR, CT, DE, GA, and 30 more places. See all 34
AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV; ON, and QC.