The invention discloses a method for restoring 
copper-polluted soil by plants. The method provided by the invention is characterized in that dayflower seedlings subjected to 
cutting propagation are planted in 
copper-containing soil, grow and are harvested or are pulled up during 
harvest time; and 
copper is recovered. Concretely, the method comprises the following steps of 1, 
cutting off stems of dayflower plants, carrying out 
cutting propagation of the stems by a cutting 
bed according to 
plant and row distances of 5cm*10cm, and keeping soil moist after cutting, 2, flattening a 
sample area in copper-polluted zone, and digging planting holes, 3, planting dayflower seedlings rooting in the cutting 
bed in copper-containing soil, 4, harvesting overground parts of the dayflower seedlings or pulling up the whole dayflower seedlings with roots, and 5, 
drying and crushing the harvested overground parts of the dayflower seedlings or the whole dayflower seedlings with roots, and carrying out copper 
recovery. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of low cost, high restoration efficiency and low 
environmental risk, and can be utilized for restoration of copper-polluted soil in industry and 
agriculture and for reconstruction of ecological 
vegetation in a mine tailing area.