Shrubby legume with showy flowers and fruit. Tolerates heat and humidity. Attracts bees and birds. Good turkey food.
Common Name: Maximilian’s Sunflower
Full sun, moderately wet to moderately dry moisture level, tolerant of a wide range of soils including clay. 7 feet height, blooms late summer and fall, yellow flowers, spreads aggressively by rhizomes and also will self-seed
Germination Code: C(30)
Native Region: Highland Rim and Central Basin of Middle Tennessee and the Ridge and Valley Province of East Tennessee
Easy to grow. Likely to need staking. Attracts birds and butterflies.
