• Branching
  • Annual
  • Cream
  • Single

Jade

Jade F1 · Green Jade

Annual branching sunflower in cream and green, blooming in early summer, midsummer, and late summer. Pollenless single flowers 3 to 4 inches across with nearly white to pale greenish yellow petals around a lime-green center. Grown as an annual in every zone.

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A Jade sunflower flower up close on the plant
A Jade sunflower flower up close on the plant

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Jade sunflower plants in bloom in a garden
Jade sunflower plants in bloom in a garden

At a glance

Flower form
Branching Single · 3–4 in (8–10 cm)
Colors
  • Cream
  • Green
Blend
Blooms
Early summer, Midsummer, Late summer 48 days from sowing
Vase life
Not grown for cutting
Height
3–4 ft (91–122 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

Pollenless branching sunflower trialed as a cut flower by NC State, with pale greenish yellow petals around a green center.

Sources

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

Questions

Is Jade hardy in my zone?

Jade 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 Jade need full sun?

Jade grows in full sun.

When does Jade bloom?

Jade blooms in early summer, midsummer, and late summer, about 48 days from sowing.

Is Jade good for cutting?

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

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