Helianthus mollis (Downy Sunflower) Cover Crop It can also be used

It can also be used to your advantage on sites where sustained groupings are desired

and skippers use it as larval food and several species of waterfowl consume the seeds

It is beautiful

Height 3-5'

Sun Exposure Prairie

Helianthus mollis (Downy Sunflower) Cover Crop It can also be usedHelianthus mollis (Downy Sunflower) is a striking late summer bloomer with pleasant fuzzy foliage, which is where it gets its "downy" name. This plant is a spreader and is allelopathic (chemicals that inhibit the growth of other species) so be careful on small sites. On larger sites use it to your advantage to allow it to colonize its preferred habitat of poor, dry, rocky soils and mix in the diverse landscape. It can also be used to your advantage on