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Every Helianthus variety, A to Z
The complete Helianthus list, the genus most gardeners know as sunflower — all 25 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Helianthus hub instead.
A2
- Arikara sunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Arikara'
- Aura Gold SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Aura Gold'
B2
- Big Bear SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Big Bear'
- Bolander's SunflowerHelianthus bolanderi
C1
- Common SunflowerHelianthus annuus
D3
- Dark SunflowerHelianthus atrorubens
- Delta SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Delta Sunflower'
- Double-Flowered SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Flore Pleno'
H2
- Happy Days SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Happy Days'
- Helianthus x multiflorus Capenoch StarHelianthus x multiflorus 'Capenoch Star'
I1
- Italian White SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Italian White'
J1
- Japanese Silver-Leaf SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Japanese Silver-Leaf'
L1
- Lemon Queen SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Lemon Queen'
M2
- Mammoth SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Mammoth'
- Maximilian sunflowerHelianthus maximiliani
N1
- Narrow-Leaf Sunflower Low DownHelianthus angustifolius 'Low Down'
R2
- Red Courtesan SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Red Courtesan'
- Ring of Fire SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Ring of Fire'
S5
- Salicifolius Sunflower Willowleaf SunflowerHelianthus salicifolius
- Starter Garden Common SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Starter Garden'
- Sunflower Autumn GoldHelianthus annuus 'Autumn Gold'
- Swamp SunflowerHelianthus angustifolius
- Swamp SunflowerHelianthus angustifolius 'First Light'
T1
- Table Mountain SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'Table Mountain'
W1
- White Lite SunflowerHelianthus annuus 'White Lite'
Helianthus list questions
How many Helianthus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 25 distinct Helianthus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Helianthus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Helianthus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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