Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower, Hairy Sunflower
 (hee-lee-AN-thus  her-SOO-tus)
Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers
Native Wild Flower Seed for Home Landscaping & Prairie Restoration

 Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower additional picture    

For other flowers visit the wildflower seed list , to order- print the orderform or 
email questions, comments, and orders to john@easywildflowers.com  
Please email for availability & shipping cost on Potted plants, plants are shipped by UPS, shipping costs are determined by your zip code & the weight of your order.

Helianthus hirsutus, known commonly as Bristly Sunflower, Hairy Sunflower or stiff-haired Sunflower, is a showy colony forming sunflower growing up to 4 feet tall with numerous 3 inch flower heads.  Bristly Sunflower is often found growing in open woods in the Ozarks where it is browsed by white tailed deer. This showy wildflower is a food source for butterflies and songbirds and can be planted in the shade garden or prairie meadow.

 Helianthus, Greek, "sun-flower": hirsutus, Latin, "hairy."

Native Hairy Sunflower occurs wild in rocky or dry open woods, savannas, prairies, and along roadsides from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, south to Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas , and Oklahoma. 

The map below shows areas where this Native  Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower Hairy sunflower grows wild but it can be planted and will grow over a much wider area than shown.  USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9.

Use the chart below for shipping charges on Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower seeds, to order copy the order form or email questions, comments & orders to john@easywildflowers.com 

please contact us by email for shipping charges on potted plants

We accept payment by check, money order, and through Paypal

The minimum seed order amount is $10, this can be a combination of different seeds.

Home    wildflower seed list   wildflower book list   Potted Plant List
  growing and propagating info   invasive plants list   flower photographs 
  your comments   order form   search form   table of contents  

Easyliving Wildflowers
PO Box  522
Willow Springs,  Mo.  65793
phone-fax 417-469-2611 

 Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.