Common Sunflower

Also known as Wild Sunflower, Annual Sunflower

Common sunflowers are bold annual plants famous for heliotropism, where young flower buds track the sun across the sky from east to west each day. Large flower heads feature central disc florets surrounded by bright yellow ray petals that attract a wide array of native bees and butterflies. Wild plants typically branch into multiple smaller blooms, whereas cultivated varieties sport massive single flower heads packed with seeds.