Autumn Gold Willowleaf Sunflower

Brilliant gold and fine texture, the Autumn Gold Willowleaf Sunflower (Helianthus salicifolius 'Autumn Gold') is a compact perennial with glorious vivid blossoms! Enjoy late summer through fall blooms that smother the entire mounded plant in daisy-like flowers! The usual coarse wide leaves you’d find on Sunflowers are instead long, narrow dark green willow-like leaves with stems that are multi-branched and very compact! The late-season flowers accompany Mums and Asters in the autumn landscape! All growing season, enjoy the mounded, bushy foliage as a backdrop for spring and summer-blooming plants. Willowleaf Sunflower explodes in a multitude of sunny blooms to light up the late-season landscape! Grateful pollinators and even birds will enjoy these flowers! The pollinators as they search for late-summer nectar and pollen, and birds later on when the flowers go to seed, remain on the plant for the winter to give you four-season interest! Planting and Application: Willowleaf Sunflower stays a compact 2 feet in height and width, making it fantastic for both container and landscape use! Pot or plant with other fall blooms for bright and colorful mixed plantings, or use as bold accents when planted as a single row or en masse! Either way, they’re sure to catch the eye! Autumn Gold has a rounded form all growing season, so it provides dark-green background texture to your garden beds and borders! But once this baby blooms look out! The masses of large flowers with golden yellow petals and a warm brown eye will have you stunned! Perfect blooms anywhere, but plant a few extra so you can bring armloads indoors for autumn floral arrangements, and still have enough for your birds and bees! Brilliant Masses of Yellow Flowers Warm Brown Eyes & Daisy-Like Petals Long, Narrow Dark-Green Leaves Fantastic Backdrop Accent & Late Season Bloomer Bird-Friendly & Beneficial for Pollinators #ProPlantTips for Care: This Sunflower is a fantastic maintenance-free perennial that thrives in hot, dry, sunny sites! Once established it handles some drought like a pro! For best results and the most blooms, keep your plant moderate moisture, fertility and of course, plenty of sun! Full Sun Very Well-Drained Soil & Moderate Moisture Provide Plenty of Mulch, Mulch & Pampering It’s First Winters Can Be Evergreen in Mild Winters Xeric & Drought Tolerant Once Established Autumn Gold Willowleaf Sunflower is a fantastic new late-season bloomer with all the perks a modern perennial can offer! Order yours today at NatureHills.com!