Ahem… I am redeeming myself from last week’s inaccurate native…. I promise you Helianthus grosserratus is an Illinois native…

1. Sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus), 2. Helianthus grosseserratus SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER, 3. Saw-tooth Sunflower, 4. Saw-tooth Sunflower

These beauties are not for the small garden.  They can reach heights of 8′ and can be aggressive but are perfect planted in large swathes in a country garden.  Provide them with the full sun, moist fertile loamy soil, and you will easily have quite a garden focal point.

Next up this afternoon…the Garden Designers Round Table Color Post…