Ox-Eye Sunflower Live Plant | Heliopsis helianthoides | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Brighten your garden with Ox-Eye Sunflower, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its cheerful golden-yellow blooms, long flowering season, and outstanding pollinator value. Heliopsis helianthoides, commonly known as Ox-Eye Sunflower or False Sunflower, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its abundant daisy-like flowers and easy-care nature. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, prairie plantings, native landscapes, cottage gardens, borders, cutting gardens, and naturalized areas. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from early summer through early fall.

Ox-Eye Sunflower thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil. Once established, it is highly adaptable and drought tolerant, making it an excellent low-maintenance choice for a variety of landscapes. Its nectar-rich golden blooms attract butterflies, native bees, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the growing season. After flowering, seed heads provide a valuable food source for goldfinches and other songbirds. Strong upright stems and long-lasting flowers also make this native perennial an excellent cut flower.

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

🌿 What's Included

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

✨ Features

• Bright golden-yellow daisy-like flowers
• Long blooming season from early summer through early fall
• Native North American perennial
• Excellent nectar source for butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
• Seed heads provide food for songbirds
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Strong upright growth habit
• Excellent fresh-cut flower
• Ideal for pollinator, prairie, and cottage gardens
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides
• Common Name: Ox-Eye Sunflower, False Sunflower
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, or loamy soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 3–5 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Sunny Borders
• Cut Flower Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes