Summer Lovin sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Summer Lovin'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 5 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, yellow, pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral, acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Lovin' sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Summer Lovin') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. 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. Its blooms come in red, yellow, and pink, with a strawberry-lemonade color palette. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Daydream cosmos, Uproar Rose zinnia, and Red fescue.