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Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
Common name: Lemon Queen Perennial Sunflower

Family: Asteraceae/Compositae, Aster/Composite

Height x Width: 6-8’ x 4-6’

Growth Rate, habit: fast, upright

Foliage: rough, course, lanceolate to elliptic, 3-5" long

Flowers: soft lemon yellow heads, 2” in diameter; begins bloom July south, August north and for average 6-8 weeks

Hardiness: USDA zones 4-9

Soil: wide range of types from moist to dry

Light: full sun

Pests & Problems: none serious

Landscape Habit, Uses: a very large plant, requires a lot of room. Useful as a large specimen or for the back of borders or centers of island beds; combines well with ornamental grasses, helen's flower, annual sunflowers especially lower ones in front; cut flowers; good late season plant for bees and butterflies

Other Interest: selection of the native hybrid from Midwest U.S. natives H. pauciflorus var. subrhomboideus (Stiff Sunflower) x H. tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke); sturdy and hardy, native, doesn't need staking, good flower show; may be sterile as it seldom sets seeds

Other Culture: Space plants well, allow sufficient room; don't overfertilize or plants may flop and need staking
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Propagation: Division in fall or spring