Heliopsis helianthoides
False Sunflower,
Smooth Oxeye
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5ft tall
Small, yellow, sunflower-like; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts various pollinators from butterflies, beetles, flies, & bees; Holcopasites heliopis, a native ground-nesting bee, relies strictly on False Sunflower for food
Birds browse on its seed in the fall
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via seed dispersal
False Sunflower,
Smooth Oxeye
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5ft tall
Small, yellow, sunflower-like; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts various pollinators from butterflies, beetles, flies, & bees; Holcopasites heliopis, a native ground-nesting bee, relies strictly on False Sunflower for food
Birds browse on its seed in the fall
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via seed dispersal
False Sunflower,
Smooth Oxeye
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 3-5ft tall
Small, yellow, sunflower-like; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts various pollinators from butterflies, beetles, flies, & bees; Holcopasites heliopis, a native ground-nesting bee, relies strictly on False Sunflower for food
Birds browse on its seed in the fall
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via seed dispersal
Details
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Yellow
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Midsummer to early Fall
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3-5ft
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Dry, Medium
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Full, Partial
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FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands
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Local observations and species profile on iNaturalist
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30 days of cold stratification