Helianthus occidentalis - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Helianthus occidentalis, commonly called western sunflower, is one of the shortest of the many sunflowers that are native to the United States. It is a Missouri native plant that occurs in glades, prairies, dry meadows, fields and rocky open woods in …
Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower - Prairie Moon Nursery
This is a well-behaved Sunflower compared to some of the other more aggressive Helianthus species. It is also one of the shorter native Sunflowers reaching maximum heights of 3'. Western Sunflower has attractive, red, leaf-less stems.
Helianthus occidentalis - Wikipedia
Helianthus occidentalis, the fewleaf sunflower or western sunflower, [3] is a species of sunflower native to the Eastern and Central United States. It grows mostly in the Great Lakes Region and in the Ozarks, with additional populations scattered as …
Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower) - Gardenia
Western Sunflower, Fewleaf Sunflower, Mcdowell's Sunflower. Perfect for dry soils, Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower) is a showy perennial forming a rosette of large, ovate, medium green, basal leaves.
Western Sunflower - Grow Native!
Western Sunflower - Grow Native! This colony forming plant provides an excellent ground cover and is very effective for erosion control. Excellent seed source for finches. Use in native plant …
Western sunflower Western sunflower - The Morton Arboretum
Western sunflowers mature to a height of 2 to 4 feet and a spread of one-and-one-half to 2 feet. They spread by self-seeding and sending up clones from underground stem structures (rhizomes). Western sunflowers are native to the Eastern and Central United States. C-value: 10.
Helianthus occidentalis - North Carolina Extension Gardener …
This wildflower will tolerate partial sun and a wide range of soils, from clay to sand; however, clay soil will need to be amended. On deep fertile soil, it is not competitive with other species of plants and is one of the less aggressive Helianthus spp. (sunflowers). The genus name is from the Greek helios meaning sun and anthos meaning flower.
Western Sunflower - Helianthus occidentalis | Prairie Nursery
The shortest of our native sunflowers, Helianthus occidentalis is perfect for dry meadows and small prairie gardens. Blooming for an extended period in late summer, the seeds that follow attract migrating Birds.
Western Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis) - Illinois Wildflowers
Description: This perennial wildflower consists of a rosette of basal leaves up to 1½' across, from which a flowering stalk develops that is 2-4' tall. The blades of the basal leaves are 2-7" long and 1-3" across; they are oval to ovate in shape and their margins are smooth (entire) or serrulate with sparse small teeth.
Helianthus occidentalis | Western Sunflower | plant lust
The shortest of our native sunflowers, Helianthus occidentalis is perfect for small prairie gardens and meadows in dry soils. Blooms for an extended period in late summer.