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Common wooly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) is a perennial with yellow flowers looking much like true sunflowers. One flower head is borne on each flowering stalk, exhibiting great variability. There are many recognized varieties, some classified as rare.
Common wooly sunflower grows in full sun or part shade and is tolerant of a variety of soils including sand, clay and alkaline. It requires watering no more than once a month in summer.
It is deer resistant and supports many insects, hosting a likely total of 7 species of butterfly and moths.
Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
2 ft Wide
Summer Semi-deciduous
Yellow
Spring, Summer
Deer resistant
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to -15° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerant of a variety of soils including sand, clay and alkaline.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
For propagating by seed: No treatment. (Everett 1957).
Dry openings in many habitat types, especially hilly or mountain areas
Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Douglas-Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Use with shrubs such as Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica), Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizenii) and Madrone (Arbutus menziesii). Companion perennials include Penstemon spp., Lupines (Lupinus spp.) and Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum).
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana