Maximilian Sunflower Live Plant | Helianthus maximiliani | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Bring brilliant late-season color and outstanding wildlife value to your landscape with Maximilian Sunflower, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its tall stems lined with bright golden-yellow blooms, narrow blue-green foliage, and exceptional pollinator appeal. Helianthus maximiliani, commonly known as Maximilian Sunflower, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its long-lasting display of flowers and adaptability to prairie environments. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, prairie plantings, native landscapes, wildlife habitats, naturalized areas, borders, and meadow gardens. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from late summer through fall.

Maximilian Sunflower thrives in full sun and prefers well-draining soil but readily adapts to sandy, loamy, and clay soils. Once established, it is highly drought tolerant and requires minimal maintenance. Its nectar-rich flowers attract butterflies, native bees, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the blooming season. As flowers fade, the seed heads provide a valuable food source for goldfinches and other songbirds, while the dense stems offer shelter for wildlife. This vigorous native perennial is an excellent choice for creating a colorful, wildlife-friendly landscape.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Maximilian Sunflower starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Maximilian Sunflower Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Bright golden-yellow sunflower blooms
• Long blooming season from late summer through fall
• Tall upright stems with narrow blue-green foliage
• Native North American perennial
• Attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators
• Seed heads provide food for songbirds
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Excellent for prairie, wildlife, and pollinator gardens
• Low-maintenance perennial
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Helianthus maximiliani
• Common Name: Maximilian Sunflower
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 4–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 4–8 feet tall and 2–4 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Wildlife Gardens
• Meadow Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Sunny Borders