DUNE SUNFLOWER
Helianthus debilis
1 to 1 ½ feet
Fast rate of growth
Full sun
Excellent salt and drought tolerance
Zones 8 to 10
A sprawling, semi-woody,
annual groundcover with masses of yellow sunflowers all year,
that spreads by self-seeding.
Good nectar plant.
Will grow over and out compete grass.
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1249
http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/beach_dune_sunflower_Helianthus_debilis.pdf