Annual Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Species Spotlight

Annual Sunflower: In the backyard gardens

Dates Photographed by Month

June
6/22/23
6/24/22
6/26/22

July
7/3/23
7/6/23
7/16/22
7/25/23

Aug.
8/28/24

Photographed With These Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies

Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]
Transverse Flower Fly [View Associated Images]

Forbs

Anise Hyssop [View Associated Images]
Blue Vervain [View Associated Images]
Daisy Fleabane [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Royal Catchfly [View Associated Images]
Sawtooth Sunflower [View Associated Images]
Swamp Milkweed [View Associated Images]

Shoot and Bloom Dates

Year	First Shoot Date	First Bloom Date	Last Bloom Date
2024		6/24
2023	4/18	6/18	10/6

Plant Info

Bloom Color: ■
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 3'-7'
Spacing: 2'

Annual Sunflower Image Gallery

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:29 a.m.

Annual Sunflower

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:27 a.m.

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:29 a.m.

Annual Sunflower

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:27 a.m.

Garden on the Slope

In Bloom: Purple Coneflower, Royal Catchfly, Anise Hyssop, Annual Sunflower, Daisy Fleabane

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:13 a.m.

Blue Vervain

Blooming along the fence

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 3:21 p.m.

Annual Sunflower and Daisy Fleabane

Blooming in the backyard garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:41 p.m.

Swamp Milkweed and Annual Sunflower

Blooming in the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 3, 2023, 4:41 p.m.

Annual Sunflower

Blooming in the compost pile

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: June 22, 2023, 4:13 p.m.

Transverse Flower Fly

On Sunflower

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:48 p.m.

Annual Sunflower Hybrid

Volunteering on the hill

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:55 p.m.

Annual Sunflower

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: June 26, 2022, 2:44 p.m.

Annual Sunflower

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: June 24, 2022, 4:54 p.m.