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Balcony Beauty Sunflower
Balcony Beauty Sunflower is a compact annual sunflower bred for tight spaces and container growing, reaching just 15 inches tall with cheerful yellow blooms that appear from mid-summer through early fall. This open-pollinated variety thrives in zones 2 through 11, making it accessible to nearly every North American gardener, and matures in just 50 days, delivering quick color and pollinator activity to patios, beds, and borders. Its upright, tidy habit and pollinator-attracting flowers make it a practical choice for anyone seeking sunflower charm without sprawl.
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Growing Conditions
USDA Zone
2-11
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Soil
Well-drained, Moderately Fertile Loam
Growth Stats
15 in
Height
TypeBush
Spacing
12
Plant Profile
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
2-11
Size
15in H x ?in W
Growth
—
Care
Moderate
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Highlights
The compact 15-inch frame and 50-day maturity mean you can grow vibrant yellow sunflowers in containers on a balcony or squeeze them into tight garden corners where tall varieties wouldn't fit. This open-pollinated variety produces reliable blooms across a remarkable hardiness range of zones 2 to 11, from northern climates to warm southern gardens. Its upright, tidy growth habit and ability to attract pollinators make it equally valuable for ornamental impact and supporting beneficial insects.
Common Uses
Balcony Beauty Sunflower serves primarily as an ornamental, bringing bright yellow color and pollinator activity to container gardens, patios, beds, borders, and wildflower plantings. The compact habit makes it especially useful where space is limited, offering full sunflower charm on balconies, decks, and small urban gardens.
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Care Instructions
Direct Sow
Direct sow seeds outdoors after the last spring frost when soil has warmed. Plant seeds at a shallow depth and thin seedlings to 12 inches apart as they emerge.
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Companion Planting
Ecology & Traits
Scientific Classification
Helianthus annuus
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Helianthus
Growth Habit
Bush
Native Status
L48 (N)AK (I)HI (I)PR (I)CAN (I)SPM (I)