Teddy Bear Sunflower shallots Harvest at your own convenience

Harvest at your own convenience

forming a beautiful rounded clump of thin-leaved green that suggests dryland plants

Introduced in 1914

Incredibly cold-hardy

Her work is held in numerous private and public collections

Teddy Bear Sunflower shallots Harvest at your own convenienceNamed for Theodore Roosevelt, the original Teddy Bear was an homage to a bear the President refused to kill during a hunting expedition (it had been restrained for him, which to Roosevelt felt unsportsmanlike). The toy captured the pathos of the moment in its soft, cuddly, utterly un scary form. This sunflower is aptly named. Its blooms are plush golden pillows; its stature is diminutive; its appeal to children is universal; and, like the original