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An easy-to-grow version of our North American native perennial sunflower having a more dense and compact habit and truly amazing flower power in fall, Helianthus 'First Light' is a willow-leaved sunflower featuring a profusion of brilliant yellow daisies over a long blooming period from late summer to mid or late fall. The explosion of color comes at a time when many summer flowering perennials are winding down or finished blooming, which the late-season butterflies and other beneficial pollinators will surely appreciate. Birds will enjoy consuming the seeds, but since First Light is a sterile hybrid so you don't have to worry about it spreading all over the garden. This makes it a fine addition to the sunny perennial garden or landscape border. Leathery, dark green narrow leaves, hence Willow Leaf in the common name, provide nice texture in the landscape and serve as a good backdrop to the colorful flowers. Very easy to grow and drought tolerant when established, First Light is a great choice for a colorful and textural accent in smaller garden spaces and pots, or plant it in groupings for a stunning display in larger perennial or landscape borders. This is one of those spectacular plants that will always have you looking forward to fall!

Growing 3 to 4 feet tall and equally as wide, the First Light Sunflower is ideal for use as an accent specimen in smaller garden spaces and pots or in groupings or as a border in larger perennial and landscape borders or along paths and walkways. A fine addition perennial gardens, meadow gardens, native gardens, wildflower gardens, bird gardens and yellow theme gardens.