Anisacanthus wrightii Helianthus forming a 3' tall specimen

forming a 3' tall specimen in seven years

Alishan with 3' tall x 3

but not fast enough to be a pest

purple-and-white striped buds

white flowers in spring on 32" scapes

Anisacanthus wrightii Helianthus forming a 3' tall specimen(aka: Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii) Our late cat Zirconia thought we had baited the garden for hummingbirds after we planted a clump of Texas firecracker. This dazzling, deer resistant perennial, native to Texas and adjacent Mexico, is composed of small, pointed green leaves held along parchment colored, upright stems. Starting in late spring and continuing until frost, the 4' tall x 6' wide Anisacanthus wrightii is covered in masses of long