{"product_id":"touch-of-blush-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","title":"Touch of Blush False Sunflower - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eTouch of Blush is a compact variegated false sunflower whose new leaves come in with pink tones. That blush sets off the bright white variegation on the dark green foliage, giving the plant color before it even blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom midsummer into late summer it carries semi-double yellow flowers with layered petals and dark cones. At under two feet tall it fits borders and containers easily, and it tolerates dry spells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSemi-double daisy flowers about 2½ inches across with several layers of overlapping bright yellow petals around a dark brown cone. Flowers are held on branched stems above the foliage. Leaves are triangular and toothed, dark green heavily marked with bright white variegation, with pink tints on new growth at the tips of the stems. The plant is a compact, bushy mound 18 to 20 inches tall and 16 to 20 inches wide. At peak bloom yellow flowers float over a white, green and pink-flushed mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pink-tinged white foliage and yellow blooms brighten the front of a lavender bed in full sun and well-drained soil.\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 4 to 9. Deadhead to extend bloom, remove any all-green shoots, 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright yellow with a dark cone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green with white variegation and pink new growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, bushy mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18–20 in tall × 16–20 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":67775872794920,"sku":"GLLF-PER-516F493E-BR","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/touch-of-blush-false-sunflower.jpg?v=1790865110","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/touch-of-blush-false-sunflower-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}