Here are some surprising Flowers That Look Like Sunflower and add the dash of beauty without planting the actual sunflowers!
The radiant, yellow blooms of sunflowers look exceptional in any garden, thanks to their height and contrasting foliage. However, if you want to add their look-alike to your collection, then read on to find out more about Flowers That Look Like Sunflower!
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Flowers That Look Like Sunflower
1. False Sunflowers
Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides
This plant belongs to the Asteraceae family and has bright yellow flowers. The False Sunflower is too easy to grow and thrives best in hardy soils.
2. Black-Eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Also popularly known as Gloriosa Daisy, Black-Eyed Susan boasts a stunning yellow and orange flower with a dark brown center, just like a sunflower.
3. Bush Daisy
Botanical Name: Euryops pectinatus
Just like a sunflower, it has a black center with seeds that also attracts many pollinators and birds. It blooms throughout the year and grows in hardiness zones ranging from 9-11.
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4. Chrysanthemum
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum morifolium
This gorgeous flower in shades of red, salmon, white, orange, and magenta. It is related to the Sunflower family and looks quite similar to them with its densely packed petals.
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5. Zinnia
Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
Zinnia might not exactly look like a Sunflower, but it does have some similar features. The petals are thin, and it is as vibrant in its warm color shades!
6. Coreopsis
Botanical Name: Coreopsis lanceolata
This is another striking plant with salmon, yellow, and orange flowers that are quite similar to daisies and sunflowers. It thrives well in all soil conditions and needs full sun.
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7. Coneflowers
Botanical Name: Echinacea
Yet another member of the sunflower family, coneflower, is easy to grow and care for and is available in yellow, fuchsia, ocher, red, pink, purple, magenta, and even orange colors.
8. Gerbera Daisy
Botanical Name: Gerbera jamesonii
It is another sunflower look-alike and is popular for its fuzzy leaves and multiple colors of long-lasting flowers such as red, purple, orange, and yellow.
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9. Pot Marigold
Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
This edible and medicinal sunflower look-alike has full flower heads with daisy-like shape and bushy yellow to orange petals.
10. Blanket Flower
Botanical Name: Gaillardia
Blanket Flower derives the name from its thick covering of blooms. Its petals look a lot like sunflower and show a punchy hue of red and yellow with a brown-yellow center.
11. Bidens
Botanical Name: Bidens
Bidens look like miniature sunflowers growing in clusters and offer a brilliant display of colors in a container. They come in shades of deep red, orange, and yellow.
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12. Treasure Flower
Botanical Name: Gazania
Native to South Africa, this easy-to-grow sunflower doppelganger comes in beautiful orange, white, red, yellow, and pink colors. One interesting fact about this plant is its flowers close at night.
13. Cosmos
Botanical Name: Cosmos
The Cosmos genus is full of sunflower look-alikes that come in stunning magenta, red, white, orange, and pink.
14. Yellow Oxeye
Botanical Name: Buphthalmum salicifolium
This flower has yellow petals and a dark center, similar to a sunflower. It is native to Europe and Asia and blooms in the full sun.
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15. Mexican Hat
Botanical Name: Ratibida columnifera
This flower is native to North America and has yellow or red petals with a dark center, similar to a sunflower.
16. Mexican Sunflower
Botanical Name: Tithonia
This flower is native to Central and South America and has bright orange or red petals with a dark center, similar to a sunflower.
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17. Fall Aster
Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Also known as the aromatic aster or tall blue aster, it has clusters of small, sunflower-like flowers with bright blue or purple petals and a yellow center.
18. Jerusalem Artichoke
Botanical Name: Helianthus tuberosus
This plant is native to North America and has small, sunflower-like flowers that bloom in the summer. The plant is also edible, and its tubers can be eaten as a root vegetable.
