The Canyon Sunflower is an upright  branching perennial that lopves shade and moist  well-drained soils. The leaves are a tender and shaped like hearts  with fuzzy undersides and cerreated edges. The bright yellow flowers are spring and summer bloomers  with some into the fall and winter. The flowers are similar to dahlias and attract butterflies  bees  hummingbirds  and other pollinators. They prefer shaded oak and woodland areas near moist  sloped terrain  but are fairly drought tolerant  needing little summer water.