Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious nut-like flavour, but very fiddly to extract due to the small size of the seed. — Seed - raw or cooked.; A delicious nut-like flavour, but very fiddly to extract due to the small size of the seed.; Commercially there are machines designed to do this.; Rich in fats, the seed can be ground into a powder, made into sunflower butter or used to make seed yoghurt.

Habitat & North American Range

Open dry or moderately moist soils on the plains. (Zone 2)