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FALSE SUNFLOWER
Heliopsis helianthoides
Heliopsis helianthoides, False Sunflower or Oxeye Sunflower, has many 2
to 3 inch golden yellow flowers that are beautiful when used in floral arrangements.
Native False Sunflower plants grow 2 to 6 feet tall in light
shade to full sun and do best in average, well-drained, moist garden
soil. This hardy perennial tolerates drought but increases more rapidly in
fertile soil. Ox-eye Sunflowers attract nectar seeking butterflies and birds
enjoy the ripe seeds. This is an exceptionally long-blooming flower for the
cutting garden. False Sunflower is accented well in a butterfly garden or
prairie meadow when planted with coneflowers, blazing stars, Asters, and
prairie grasses.
Alternate Names
Smooth Oxeye, False Sunflower, Oxeye, Oxeye Daisy, Heliopsis Sunflower
Uses
Ethnobotanical: It is reported that American Indians made a tea from this
plant as a cure for various lung ailments.
Landscaping and Wildlife: Smooth oxeye is a very hardy plant that produces
many attractive, yellow flowers throughout the summer. It does well in flower gardens, especially in drier areas, and is relatively maintenance free. It also makes an attractive roadside plant. Insects are attracted to its bright flowers during the summer, and birds are attracted to its seed in the fall.
