Light Needs
Mature Height
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I’ve got sunshine! With the Tuscan Gold False Sunflower, its bright yellow blooms are sure to stand out from the crowd. This Tuscan Gold has a generous bloom season and grows in compact form with dark green foliage. It is easy to care for and It is a distinctive perennial that is deer resistant. This Sunflower will provide your sun garden with beautiful color for years to come!
The Tuscan Gold False Sunflower is native to North America. It has dark green foliage, and bright yellow flowers that have a bountiful bloom time of mid to late summer. It will grow to be twenty-four to thirty-two inches tall with a spread of twenty to twenty-four inches. Plant as a border plant, for use as cut flowers in arrangements, good for mass planting, or use as a focal point. This Tuscan Gold attracts bees and butterflies while being deer resistant.
Tuscan Gold False Sunflower Care
This heat tolerant Tuscan Gold comes with average water needs. It should be planted in part to full sun for optimal results. It has average soil needs. To encourage new blooms, ensure spent blooms are removed. For plants in pots, apply fertilizer regularly for best performance. Tuscan Golds that are planted in beds should have an application of fertilizer. or compost. To reduce heaving, winter mulch should be applied.
Tuscan Gold False Sunflower Spacing
You want the Tuscan Gold False Sunflower to bring you sunny yellow flowers year after year. To ensure the health and proper growth of this plant spacing should be 20-14 inches center on center.
Tuscan Gold False Sunflower Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 9 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 2-2.5 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 1.5-2 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Mounded
- Water Needs
- Aquatic
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Yellow
- Flower Description
- Yellow
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Interest, 3 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Tuscan Gold False Sunflower
- Also Known As
- Smooth Ox Eye; Rough Ox Eye
- Botanical Name
- Heliopsis helianthoides 'Inhelsodor' USPP 29,819
- Brand
- Proven Winners
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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