Did you know there are native sunflowers in southwest Michigan? They may not be the large mammoth variety you see planted in farm fields, but they do get tall! A visit to Sarett’s wetlands right now will give you views of tall/giant sunflower, or Helianthus giganteus, among many other flowering wetland flowers like Joe-Pye weed and boneset. This wet-loving, yellow-flowered beauty can grow from 3 – 6 feet tall.
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