Description
Larval Host Plant (butterflies):
Silvery Checkerspot
Larval Host Plant (moths):
Giant Leopard Moth
Helianthus decapetalus / Thinleaf sunflower
$12.00
A cool-yellow perennial sunflower that thrives in moist and wet shade, found wild along forest streams, rivers and the edges of swampy woods. Attractively colonial, it makes a long-blooming ornamental and a great source of small sunflower seeds for seed-eating birds.
Host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly and Giant Leopard moth.
Height: 3′ – 6′ Blooms: August, September
Siting: Average to wet soil, part sun to shade. Tolerates well-drained soils.
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Provenance: NJ
Additional information
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