Those gorgeous sunflowers you planted to brighten up your garden might be doing more harm than good. You probably saw them at your local garden center, those tall, cheerful plants with bright yellow ...

Q. Is there any substitute for sunflowers in my garden and landscape? I like sunflowers, but I don’t like the fact that some flowers don’t last a long time, and the leftover flower stalks are ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. Providing brilliant mid-summer color, the Heliopsis ...

Mention “smiley-face flower” and what comes to mind? Probably the sunflower, a towering native plant of the Americas. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is more than a single-stem beauty with a golden ...

Sunflowers are cheerful, perky, easy to grow and are not particular about their soil. They can be grown in every state, and you can find ones that are dwarf and others that are towering giants, ...