HELIANTHUS 



(From the Greek helios, the sun, and anthos, a flower) 

 Composita 



26. Helianthus multiflorus, var. Soleil d'Or {*H. decapHaluSy 

 var. multiflorus Soleil d'Or) 



English Names: Double hardy sunflower, Wild sunflower. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY, TYPE FROM N. AMERICA MID-JULY TO MID-SEPTEMBER 



1ARGE, somewhat double, yellow flowers with quilled petals, like a cactus 

 -i Dahlia, about three inches across, borne in profusion at the ends of 

 branchingstems on leafy plants two to five feet high. Leaves rough, pointed- 

 oval, and s a w-e d g e d , 

 three to eight inches long. 

 Excellent for planting 

 among shrubbery or for 

 naturalizing, good also for 

 cutting. Very eflPective 

 in the herbaceous border, 

 but spreads rapidly and is 

 sometimes diflScult to 

 keep under control. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture in 

 any light, dry soil in full 

 sun. Every two years in 

 late fall or early spring the 

 plant should be divided 

 and replanted, or the flow- 

 ers will deteriorate and 

 tend to become single, as 

 they will do also in very 

 poor soil. 



Propagate by division. 



Var. multiflorus flore- 

 pleno. Similar to "Soleil 

 d'Or" except that the 

 double flowers are more 

 like the ordinary double 

 Dahlia t han hke the cactus Dahlia. Excellent. 



* Form of name most approved by botanical authorities, 



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