• Branching
  • Annual
  • Yellow
  • Single

Giant Primrose

Moonwalker

Annual branching sunflower in yellow and cream, blooming in early summer, midsummer, and late summer. Many pale creamy yellow flowers with dark brown centers on top-branching plants 8 to 12 feet tall. Grown as an annual in every zone.

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A Giant Primrose sunflower flower up close on the plant
A Giant Primrose sunflower flower up close on the plant

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Giant Primrose sunflower plants in bloom in a garden
Giant Primrose sunflower plants in bloom in a garden

At a glance

Flower form
Branching Single
Colors
  • Yellow
  • Cream
Blooms
Early summer, Midsummer, Late summer
Vase life
Not grown for cutting
Height
8–12 ft (244–366 cm)
Sunlight
Full sun
Hardiness
Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
Planted as
Seed
Botanical name
Helianthus annuus

In the garden

  • Occasionally severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)

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Origin

Top-branching tall sunflower with pale yellow petals, also sold under the name Moonwalker and grown as a living screen or windbreak.

Sources

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All photos

  • A Giant Primrose sunflower flower up close on the plant
    A Giant Primrose sunflower flower up close on the plant
  • Giant Primrose sunflower plants in bloom in a garden
    Giant Primrose sunflower plants in bloom in a garden

Questions

Is Giant Primrose hardy in my zone?

Giant Primrose 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 Giant Primrose need full sun?

Giant Primrose grows in full sun.

When does Giant Primrose bloom?

Giant Primrose blooms in early summer, midsummer, and late summer.

Is Giant Primrose good for cutting?

Our sources don't list Giant Primrose as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.

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