{"product_id":"athena-gold-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","title":"Athena Gold® False Sunflower - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthena Gold® is a very compact false sunflower with sunny yellow blooms that are packed with petals, so each flower lasts a long time. It flowers from midsummer into late summer on a bushy plant under two feet tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it at the front or middle of a border, in combination containers or as a cut flower. Butterflies and bees visit it often.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaisy-like flowers about 2½ to 3 inches across, packed with several rows of bright sunny yellow petals around a small golden-orange center. Flowers are held in good numbers on branched stems just above the foliage. Leaves are glossy, deep green, triangular and coarsely toothed. The plant is a compact, bushy clump 18 to 24 inches tall and 16 to 20 inches wide. At peak bloom it is capped with a dense layer of bright yellow flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts bright yellow flowers complement purple lavender, and its small size suits the front of a sunny lavender border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to light shade in average, well-drained soil; it handles heat and some drought once established. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Deadhead to extend the bloom season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heliopsis helianthoides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunny yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy deep green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, bushy clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18–24 in tall × 16–20 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775838191912,"sku":"GLLF-PER-FA4463E6-BR","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/athena-gold-false-sunflower.jpg?v=1790864737","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/athena-gold-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}