Ashy Sunflower

Ashy sunflower is a common species of prairies, glades, savannas, and roadsides. This species is useful for dry sites and thin soils. Adaptable and resilient, ashy sunflower is one of the more common wildflower species of road cuts and field edges in the eastern Ozarks. Consider adding ashy sunflower in pasture plantings when pollinator species that are resistant to grazing are desired. This species is readily grazed when young, but tends to be avoided when flowering. Ashy sunflower can spread aggressively under some conditions and care should be taken when including it in smaller landscape plantings. Blooms occur from July until September.

Planting date: Dormant seeding, November – January                                                       

Stratification: 45 days

•   Height: 24-48 inches tall
•   Moisture: Dry to Average
•   Sun Exposure: Full
•   Planting Rate: 0.25 pound per acre in mixes,  5 pounds per acre alone