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Sunstruck False Sunflower - Bare Root Plant

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Sunstruck is a short variegated false sunflower for smaller spaces. Its cream-and-green leaves brighten the garden all season, and golden yellow 2-inch flowers begin a little earlier than typical false sunflowers and continue until fall.

At just 14 to 16 inches tall it fits the front of a border or a combination container. The flowers are fuller and deeper in color than older variegated types, and butterflies love them.

What it looks like

Single to semi-double daisy flowers about 2 inches across with rich golden yellow petals around a golden-orange center. Flowers are held just above the foliage on short branched stems. Leaves are triangular and toothed, creamy white with green veining and green edges, giving a marbled cream-and-green look. The plant is a compact, bushy mound 14 to 16 inches tall and 12 to 14 inches wide. At peak bloom golden flowers sit atop a bright variegated mound.

Growing it with lavender

Its short size and bright foliage suit the front of a lavender bed, where the golden flowers contrast with purple spikes in full sun.

Care

Grow in full sun to light part shade in average, well-drained soil; established plants tolerate dry spells. Hardy in zones 4 to 9. Deadhead to extend bloom, remove any all-green shoots, and cut the plant back after frost.

At a glance

  • Botanical name: Heliopsis helianthoides
  • Flower color: Golden yellow
  • Foliage: Cream and green variegated
  • Growth habit: Compact, bushy mound
  • Mature size: 14–16 in tall × 12–14 in wide
  • USDA hardiness zones: 4–9
  • Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
  • Bloom start: Late-June
  • Peak bloom: Mid-July
  • Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
  • Deer resistance: Moderately resistant
  • Pollinator value: Great

Sizes and shipping

Dormant 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.

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Mature height
16.0 in
Mature spread
14.0 in
Bloom
Late-June – peak Mid-July
Fragrance
None
Deer
Moderately resistant

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How to grow Sunstruck

False Sunflower · Heliopsis helianthoides

False sunflower wants full sun and average, well-drained soil. It's a tough native that blooms from early summer into fall and handles heat, drought and poor soil.

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Sunstruck
  • Full sunLight
  • Moderate waterAverage drainage
  • pH 5.5–8.0Soil
  • Zones 4a–9bHardiness
  • 16″ tall14″ wide
  • ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
  • Not known toxicPets
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Hardy in zones 4a–9b

Spring or early fall.

Dormant bare-root false sunflower (heliopsis) as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Arrives as a clump of fibrous roots with a crown of small reddish or green buds and old cut stems. Soak 20–30 minutes, plant crown at soil level, water in and keep moist until shoots appear.

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Shoots appear in mid-spring, often with dark, reddish new leaves on variegated or dark-leaf types. Growth is quick once soil warms.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring or early fall.

How deep

Set the crown level with the soil surface, buds just at or below the surface.

Spacing

About 2–3 ft apart; taller cultivars need the most room.

Soil

Average loam; tolerates clay, sand and poor soils · pH 5.5–8.0

Fix-it tip: No special amendments needed. In very rich soil it grows tall and floppy; lean soil keeps it sturdy.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates part sun).

In shade, stems get weak and floppy.

Dormant
New growth

Don’t give up on it

Is it alive? What spring looks like

Shoots appear in mid-spring, often with dark, reddish new leaves on variegated or dark-leaf types. Growth is quick once soil warms.

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