perennial flower
Swamp sunflower
A native sunflower for damp sunny sites; covered in flowers in October.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a-9a
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Water
- high
- Goals
- Low-maintenance natives, Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color
Harvest & Use
gold flowers in fall
Useful search phrase: swamp sunflower.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild Medium
Repeated pollinator-friendly blooms work better as a patch than as isolated one-off plants.
Plant guild Medium
Wet-site plants can anchor rain gardens and low spots together where average garden perennials would struggle.