- Bloom Time: June – Sept.
- Bloom Color: Yellow
- Height: 2 – 5 feet
- Sun: Full, partial
- Soil: Medium
Heliopsis helianthoides
Caterpillar food for
Rigid Sunflower Borer (Papaipema rigida), Sunflower Moth (Homoeosoma electellum)
Butterfly food for
Crescent Butterfly (Phyciodes sp.), Common Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonympha tullia)
Attracts these pollinators
Ground Beetle (Calleida sp.), Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus sp.), Sinuous Bee Fly (Hemipenthes sp.), Syrphid Fly (Eristalis sp.), Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.), Braconid Wasps (Agathidinae), Long-Horned Bee (Melissodes sp.), Green Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sp.)
Photo credit: By Alvesgaspar – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15844563