{"product_id":"bit-of-honey-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","title":"Bit of Honey False Sunflower - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBit of Honey is a variegated false sunflower with striking leaves that look white laced with deep green veins. On top of that foliage it carries golden yellow, semi-double flowers 3 to 3½ inches wide from midsummer into early fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt stays lower and denser than most false sunflowers, making it useful in the middle of a border or as a stand-alone accent. The flowers draw butterflies and bees and make good cut stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSemi-double daisy flowers 3 to 3½ inches across with several rows of golden yellow petals around a raised golden cone. Flowers are held on branched stems above the foliage. Leaves are triangular to oval with toothed edges, creamy white with a network of deep green veins, giving a marbled look. The plant is a low, dense, bushy mound 24 to 28 inches tall and 26 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom golden flowers dot the top of a bright white-and-green mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts golden flowers contrast with purple lavender, and the white-veined leaves pick up lavender's silvery tones in the same sunny bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to light part shade in average, well-drained soil; it tolerates dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 4 to 9. Deadhead to keep flowers coming, and cut back any shoots that revert to plain green.\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 Golden yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e White with deep green veins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low, dense, bushy mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–28 in tall × 26–30 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\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":67775829672232,"sku":"GLLF-PER-4BE055BE-BR","price":17.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/bit-of-honey-false-sunflower.jpg?v=1790864798","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/bit-of-honey-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}