Wooly Sunflower

This perennial plant grows 1 to 2 ft. in height with yellow composite flowers that look a lot like true sunflowers, sometimes growing to 2″ wide. Preferred nectar source of the Gorgon Copper butterfly. Great for cut flowers!

The wooly sunflower grows in well-branched clumps. Both stems and leaves may be covered with wooly gray hairs that conserve water by reflecting heat and reducing air movement across the leaf’s surface. The hairs impart a dusty gray color to the plant.

In the perennial garden it looks wonderful mixed with penstemons & blue-eyed grass. In the central Sierras it can be seen growing under Toyon, Bay, Interior Live Oak, and Madrones.

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant