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Maximilian Sunflower growing in a garden

How to grow maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

When to plant maximilian sunflower

Maximilian sunflower is a perennial easily grown from seed or by division, blooming in summer and fall (NC State). The page gives no explicit sowing date, so a spring planting band is approximate.

Maximilian Sunflower is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
12 to 36 in apart
Sun
Full sun

Common problems

  • aggressive spreading
  • flopping

Sources

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