- Branching
- Annual
- Yellow
- Single
Autumn Beauty
Annual branching sunflower in yellow, orange, and burgundy, blooming in midsummer, late summer, and fall. Single flowers up to 8 inches across in yellow, bronze and purple shades, some bicolored, on branching plants. Grown as an annual in every zone.
Single source · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Flower form
- Branching Single · 8 in (20 cm) (estimated)
- Colors
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- Yellow
- Orange
- Burgundy
- Blooms
- Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 75–85 days from sowing
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 8–10 ft (244–305 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed
- Botanical name
- Helianthus annuus
In the garden
- Bees
- Occasionally severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
Origin
Open-pollinated branching sunflower mix that bears pollen.
Sources
Where to buy
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Questions
Is Autumn Beauty hardy in my zone?
Autumn Beauty is an annual: it flowers and sets seed in one season, so hardiness zone decides when to plant it, not whether it survives winter.
Does Autumn Beauty need full sun?
Autumn Beauty grows in full sun.
When does Autumn Beauty bloom?
Autumn Beauty blooms in midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 75–85 days from sowing.
Is Autumn Beauty good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Autumn Beauty as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.

