{"product_id":"bleeding-hearts-false-sunflower-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Bleeding Hearts False Sunflower - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBleeding Hearts is a false sunflower with no yellow in its flowers at all. New blooms open an intense orange-red and mature to golden orange with red centers, so the plant carries a range of warm tones from July until frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep green leaves with bronze highlights and nearly black flower stems add to the dramatic look. At 3 to 3½ feet tall it suits the middle or back of a sunny border, and butterflies and bees visit it through late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle to semi-double daisy flowers about 2½ to 3 inches across; fresh flowers are intense orange-red and older ones soften to golden orange, each with a raised reddish-brown center. Flowers are held on slender, nearly black stems above the foliage. Leaves are triangular and toothed, deep green with bronze highlights. The plant is a bushy, well-branched clump 36 to 40 inches tall and just as wide. At peak bloom it shows a mix of orange-red and golden orange flowers over dark foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanted behind lavender in the same sunny, well-drained bed, its orange-red flowers and dark stems make a warm backdrop to the purple spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to light part shade in average, well-drained soil; established plants tolerate dry spells. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Deadhead spent flowers to extend bloom and cut the plant back after frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange-red maturing to golden orange with red centers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep green with bronze highlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bushy, well-branched clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36–40 in tall × 36–40 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 Early-August\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\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723189780776,"sku":"GLLF-PER-3DCA29A6-72","price":545.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/bleeding-hearts-false-sunflower.jpg?v=1790864798","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/bleeding-hearts-false-sunflower-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}