Common Name: SunflowerScientific Name Genus: HelianthusFamily Name: AsteraceaeIdentification NotesThe bright sunny blooms of Sunflowers are a crowd-pleasing favorite, and the plants flourish in any sunny area. Life CycleAnnual Growth HabitUpright, slightly branching, 12'' - 6' Flowers Bloom TimeSummer Propagation MethodSeeds Landscape UsesMass plantings, back of the border