| Description | A multi stemmed Sunflower with orangish flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (hee-lee-AN-thus)(AN-yoo-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, additional moisture produces larger plants and flowers |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 4-6 inch, tangerine-orange flowers dark brown center disk, center consists of disk flowers (female), petals are actually ray flowers (male) |
| Fruit | achenes (seeds) |
| Stems | multistems, coarse |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | up to 6 feet |
| Propagation | plant seeds in situ or indoors in decomposing pots such as a peat pot |
| Misc Facts | produces edible seeds, may need to be protected from the birds |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #91-The Plant Finders Guide to Daisies (John Sutton) |
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