Beach Sunflowers
Helianthus debilis, Family Compositae/Asteraceae (daisy/aster family). Also called cucumber-leafed sunflower. These grow outside (and have ID labels at) our local library, whose grounds are also xeriscaped. A xeriscaped landscape conserves water and protects the environment. (More on xeriscaping can be found at www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/xeriscape.html.)
According to www.floridata.com/ref/H/heli_deb.cfm, this flower is used for groundcover and dune stabilization. It is drought-tolerant, attractive to butterflies, and belongs to the same genus as the huge, upright annual sunflower, H. annuus.
Update, 29 April 2007: Thanks to "This Old House" for using this photo on the last page of its article, "Going Native in the Garden." I've also posted a screen shot.
Beach Sunflowers
Helianthus debilis, Family Compositae/Asteraceae (daisy/aster family). Also called cucumber-leafed sunflower. These grow outside (and have ID labels at) our local library, whose grounds are also xeriscaped. A xeriscaped landscape conserves water and protects the environment. (More on xeriscaping can be found at www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/xeriscape.html.)
According to www.floridata.com/ref/H/heli_deb.cfm, this flower is used for groundcover and dune stabilization. It is drought-tolerant, attractive to butterflies, and belongs to the same genus as the huge, upright annual sunflower, H. annuus.
Update, 29 April 2007: Thanks to "This Old House" for using this photo on the last page of its article, "Going Native in the Garden." I've also posted a screen shot.