Dune Sunflower
Plant Size Guide

Dune sunflower
Helianthus debilis
days to maturity:
plant spacing: 1 plant per square foot
sunlight requirements: 8-14 hours
look out for: plant spreads
harvest notes: not edible
perennial
Dune sunflower is one of our favorite native flowering plants. You may have seen it along coasts growing along dunes besides grasses and railroad vines, but this variety is also very well adapted to non-coastal planting. This low mounding flowering plant will flower year round, so its always looking cute and covered in yellow flowers. Pollinators like bees, flies & butterflies use its pollen and its dense growth pattern provides habitat for many small animals.
Plant dune sunflower in dry, well draining sandy soils. Plants grow to only about 2 feet tall, and while this does grow along the ground we don’t consider it a true ground cover since stepping on it will break and trample the brittle stems. Our recommended spacing for this plant is just a starting point for you to use. Plant them denser and it will become a large filled in planting earlier. Put more space in-between them and it will take longer for it to form a planting. One plant alone should reach about 5 feet across.
Delivery Details
Delivery Details
When you place your order we head into our greenhouse to select the very best plants we have in stock for your garden. We label them with handwritten compostable wooden labels and pack them in recyclable boxes to keep them safe on their journey. Our delivery partners, Roadie, take it from there and head to the Redlands to pick up your order. Communication and tracking take place via Roadie and your driver will leave your plants in a safe and covered area.
Plant Care
Plant Care
When your plant delivery arrives, make sure you water your new plants thoroughly with a light spray of water (none of this thumb over the hose stuff). We recommend planting them within 10 days of receiving them. If you do intent to wait to plant them, we recommend placing them in a shallow reservoir (like a baking pan) and filling it with half an inch of water so they can drink the water from below while you are at work and place them in an area with plenty of sun. When planting in your garden always add a dash of Organic granular fertilizer, and give them extra water during their first week in their new home, while they adjust. We recommend disturbing the root ball as little as possible during planting.
About Our Plants
About Our Plants
All of our plants are grown in OMRI certified Organic materials (potting mix, fertilizer, seeds, etc.) and include Organic granular fertilizer, living locally-made compost, and have been cared for with healthy microorganisms from compost tea and microbial inoculants. We only use organic pesticides when needed. We only stock varieties that we have experience growing and that are season and climate appropriate for South Florida. Our curated inventory is simple enough for a beginner and interesting enough to keep an advanced gardeners attention, with new and rare varieties being added weekly.
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