Sunflowers are gorgeous native plants that can grow to amazing heights in a single year. But are sunflowers perennials that will come back after the winter? That depends on which sunflower you’re ...

The benefits of sunflowers are so abundant that no yard should be without them. I’m not referring to the large-headed annual cultivars you see growing in a field, but rather the native perennial ...

When you hear the word sunflowers, the cheerful, familiar, large yellow blooms of the annual sunflowers come to mind (Helianthus annuus). These vibrant, happy flowers are annuals and are derived from ...

Sunflowers are cheerful, perky, easy to grow and are not particular about their soil. They can be grown in every state, and you can find ones that are dwarf and others that are towering giants, ...

Late summer and early fall finds sunflowers at their full glory. Many roadsides and meadows are sprinkled with color because of the annual appearance of wild sunflowers. Fields of cultivated ...

Sunflowers earned their name for a reason. Rays of brilliant yellow petals circle the center like the orb they're named after. But more than the color makes us happy. Seeds go in the ground, sprout, ...

Silphium is in early breeding stages to be a low-input, alternative forage crop The Southwestern Colorado Research Center in Yellow Jacket recently planted an acre of a promising perennial crop called ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's impossible not to love sunflowers. "They're so beautiful," says Ree Drummond, who started planting ...

I am a jealous gardener. I get jealous when I am out visiting a garden and I see a flowering plant that I have somehow missed incorporating into my landscape. Such is the case with false sunflower, ...

We’re entering prime time this week for that signature flower of summer, the sunflower. The smile-inducing faces of these huge flowers have long been a garden favorite as well as a farm crop that’s ...