Mr Fothergill's 13518 Flower Seeds, Sunflower Little Leo, Yellow

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Sunflowers produce their floral reward very promptly after planting and in profusion, but they also have other pleasing characteristics. These plants flower from June to September and are most at home in full sunlight. Growing to their full potential. Perfect for adding a touch of natural beauty to your garden in the summer. Specifications It has light, bright, lemony-yellow rays of a crinkly texture and a disc that is a chocolate brown shade. People often ask “Do sunflowers grow well in pots?”. The answer to this question is yes, sunflowers make great container plants.

I’ve made mistakes here and there as I learned all about growing dwarf sunflowers, but with this dwarf sunflower guide, you can learn from my mistakes. Reaching a height of around 1.5m and producing flowers of average size and which has a corresponding average blooming season, ‘Velvet Queen’ is actually a very special cultivar. Not all sunflowers are big and tall. Many varieties are compact and ideal for smaller gardens and containers. If you’re growing dwarf sunflowers, you can also use a plant alongside other bedding plants or evergreen plants to create a lovely mixed display. Sunflowers make a perfect star of the show here. Fun activities to do with your sunflowers

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When it comes to colour, you’re not limited to yellow. * Velvet Queen, Red Giant and Prado Red are all exotic red shades. The Choco Sun cultivar has bright yellow flowers with a chocolate brown center disc. This dwarf sunflower matures fast, and you’ll see flowers after 11 weeks, making them the joie de vivre of sunflowers! 28. Sunbright Sunflowers First of all, you need your seeds. There are so many different types of sunflowers to choose from, and a real range of colours, heights, flower size and texture. All this choice means it’s easy to find one that suits your space, colour scheme and garden style.

It has very bright sunny yellow rays centred by an amber disc so that the entire flower is rather lighter in shade than those of most varieties. 6) H. annuus‘Little Leo’ Plant these award-winning sunflowers 15-18 inches apart as they have a branching habit of forming clusters of sunflowers. 20. Pacino Gold Sunflowers

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Its flowers, held aloft, have a light brown disc surrounded by bright sunny-yellow to sulphur-yellow petals. Sunfinity has an extended blooming period, meaning the dwarf sunflower blooms for most summer months. A flowerhead grows 3-4 inches in width, and there are typically 50 vibrant yellow sunflowers per a free-branching Sunfinity plant. The center disc is a rich, dark brown with golden hues. 16. SunBuzz Sunflowers Sunflowers aren’t just garden plants. They are also grown as a valuable crop plant, with the edible seeds used to produce sunflower oil, or harvested for the food and wild bird industry.

It is of a branching type and shows off its incredible, one-of-a-kind flowers nearly all summer long. 17) H. annuus‘Sunbelievable Brown-Eyed Girl’ You can expect standard sunflower varieties to grow 6-10 feet tall, while giant sunflowers (often called mammoth sunflowers) can reach up to 20 feet tall. Dwarf varieties will be much smaller at around 2-3 feet tall. The petals are edible, provided you don’t use chemical sprays. Beware of the bitter young dandelion greens taste. 27. Choco Sun Sunflowers Dwarf sunflowers grow to a height of 6-48 inches (0.5-4 feet); they grow taller in your yard than when potted. My kids always want to grow a giant sunflower variety, so we usually end up choosing one of those. We also love growing a dwarf variety of sunflower called * Teddy Bear (pictured above), which is very compact and has wonderfully soft, fluffy flower heads which are low enough for children to touch. The best garden tools for growing sunflowers in potsA sunflower is an annual plant. This means the plant grows, flowers, and dies in one growing season.