Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Plant Names
Heliopsis helianthoides
False Sunflower
Héliopsis faux-hélianthe
Synonyms
smooth oxeye
sunflower heliopsis
sunflower-everlasting
sweet oxeye
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Jun - Sep
Hauteur max: 5,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Butterfly host
Bee host
Keystone species
Tolerates:
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates drought conditions
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is septic tank safe
This plant is septic tank safe
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
False Sunflower is a long-lived, easy-to-grow perennial that produces bright yellow daisy-like flowers. It is an excellent choice for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and naturalized areas. Once established, it tolerates short periods of drought and is an excellent cut flower.
False Sunflower attracts native bees, bumble bees, butterflies, skippers, hoverflies, and beneficial wasps. Goldfinches and other seed-eating birds feed on the seeds in autumn. It is very easy to grow and long-lived. It forms tidy clumps and spreads slowly.
False Sunflower attracts native bees, bumble bees, butterflies, skippers, hoverflies, and beneficial wasps. Goldfinches and other seed-eating birds feed on the seeds in autumn. It is very easy to grow and long-lived. It forms tidy clumps and spreads slowly.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Bouclier boréal
- Maritime du Pacifique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Heliopsis helianthoides
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Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Blackberry looper - Arpenteuse des ronces
Specialized Bees Supported by Heliopsis helianthoides
- Melissodes trinodis
Complementary Plants
- Agastache foeniculum
Blue Giant-hyssop
Agastache fenouil - Andropogon gerardi
Big Bluestem
Barbon de Gérard - Solidago juncea
Early Goldenrod
Verge d'or jonciforme - Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
Sky Blue Aster
Aster azuré - Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver's Root
Véronique de Virginie
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
- Gerbera (Gerbera Daisy)
- NA (Non-native False Sunflower)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by March
- Stratification duration: 30 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds are dark and dry, and easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non-seed material
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.