Suntastic Yellow with Black Center Helianthus 'Suntastic Yellow with Black Center' Height: 24 inches Spacing: 10 inches
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Hardiness Zone: (annual) Description: This delightful dwarf variety produces plentiful yellow double blooms; low maintenance and heat tolerant; excellent for small sunny spaces and containers; pollen-free; perfect for fresh arrangements Ornamental Features Suntastic Yellow with Black Center features showy yellow daisy flowers with black eyes at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season. Landscape Attributes Suntastic Yellow with Black Center is an herbaceous annual with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance plant. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It has no significant negative characteristics. Suntastic Yellow with Black Center is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Suntastic Yellow with Black Center will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year. This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. Suntastic Yellow with Black Center is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
