Sunflower Seeds 'Russian Giant' Hardy Annual Flower Seeds Easy to Grow Your Own Garden Plants 1 Packet of Seeds by Thompson & Morgan

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And, if you just want large flowers, there are several varieties that produce massive flower heads on average height stalks.

The Mammoth Sunflower is an heirloom sunflower cultivar known for its tall height and high-quality sunflower seeds. These drought-tolerant plants are easy to grow from seeds, even for beginner gardeners. In late Autumn, their huge heads droop over and can provide nutrient-rich sunflower seeds for hungry birds. Autumn Beauty’ sunflower grows to about seven feet tall. The blooms are slightly smaller (about six inches across), but the beautiful rusty hues make them the perfect plant for a fall garden. Even though it stays shorter than the rest of the varieties I mentioned above, I thought I’d add it to the list just in case you’re looking for a tall sunflower in a color other than yellow. ‘Autumn Beauty’ is a non-yellow sunflower variety that can grow up to seven feet tall. Bonus tip: Know your dwarf varieties The Topolino Sunflower is both a dwarf and branching sunflower variety, producing yellow blooms on stems that reach 16 inches in height. Each plant, when healthy, produces multiple flowers, and is hardy in either flower beds or containers. The plant reaches about 2 feet in height, maximum, with medium-sized blooms.If sunflowers aren’t pollinated by insects in the normal way, they can pollinate themselves. Each tiny flower in the central disc is able to curl its pollen-laden stigma around and transfer pollen to the flower’s anther, which will then develop into a seed. A real plus point is that this giant cultivar is a branching type, so it bears multiple flowers on each stem. But even I believe that thinning is an important factor in growing tall sunflowers with large blooms. Thinning allows proper root development because it eliminates competition between plants. Because they’re very fast growers, at least compared to other plants in the garden, overcrowded sunflowers will soon be vying for light (above ground) and root space and nutrients (below ground). So rather than having a few vigorous sunflowers to fill your space, you’ll be left with a scraggly collection if you don’t thin them out. Sow the seeds: You can directly sow Russian Giant Sunflower seeds in the garden after the last frost date in your area. Plant the seeds about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) deep into the soil, spacing them around 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) apart. If you prefer, you can start the seeds indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost and transplant them outdoors once the soil has warmed up.

Here are the most common large cultivars to look for if you want to get tall sunflowers topped up with large blooms: If you get uninvited deer guests to your garden, you should know that they might be attracted by the crunchy seed heads before they ripen and dry. In this case, you should plant your sunflowers in a fenced-in spot. 8. Stake your sunflowers early in the season. If you’ve never grown a sunflower, now’s the time to start. And with so many beautiful varieties available, the only difficulty about growing sunflowers is choosing which one to grow. Fascinating facts about sunflowers Even among these, there are many, many varieties and a huge range of heights and sizes, colors and forms available. Skyscraper Sunflower A recent United States Department of Agriculture report in 2017 suggests that Ukraine presently (2015−2016) ranks first in sunflower production globally with a 29.3% share of total world sunflower output of 40.57 million metric tons. Respectively, Russia and the European Union are currently ranked second and third, with a share of 22.6 % and 18.9 %, followed by Argentina and China that produced 6.7 % each.” State and Prospects of Sunflower Production in Ukraine, by Melnyk et al., Department of Agrotechnology and Natural Resources, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine. Mammoth sunflower flowersAs a perennial rather than an annual, this species has the edge in terms of annual gardening labour,” says Colin Skelly, a Horticultural Consultant. To sow your sunflowers, simply press your seeds about one inch into the ground and about 6 to 8 inches apart (if you’re planning on thinning them, more on this below) or about 20 inches apart if you’re not oversowing. For example, as the flowers are a source of nectar, they will draw butterflies and bees to your garden in abundance. Once the flowers have finished, leave the heads on the plants for the birds – finches and sparrows love them. The main secret to growing giant sunflowers is … choosing giant varieties. Not a head-scratcher, I know. But it’s really important to mention, especially for the benefit of new gardeners, that not all sunflowers are created equal.