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These giants of the flower garden are prized for their showy flower heads. This variety, Autumn Beauty, has a mix of blooms ranging in several colors and in sizes from 5 – 10 inches. The colors are gold, yellow, red, burgundy and bi-color.
This sunflower is an annual plant reaching 5 - 6 feet tall in USDA zones 3 - 9.
These plants are branching and produce an abundance of flowers. They make great cut flowers! Sunflowers are great for the back of the flower border or next to outbuildings. Plant a row of Sunflowers to create a temporary screen.
Sow Sunflower seed directly outdoors after frost danger has passed. In a prepared seedbed that is weed-free, place 2 - 3 seeds per plant 6 inches apart and cover 1/2 inch deep with soil. Keep the seed moist until germination occurs. With a temperature range of 69 – 75F, germination is usually within 15 days.
Sowing Rate: 18 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 48 pounds per acre. Thin seedlings to 12 - 18 inches apart. Grow Sunflowers in full sun and in moist, fertile and well-drained soil. Once they are established, Sunflowers are fairly drought tolerant.
Helianthus annuus is commonly known as Sunflower. These giants of the flower garden are prized for their showy flower heads. This variety, Autumn Beauty, has a mix of blooms ranging in several colors and in sizes from 5 – 10 inches. The colors are gold, yellow, red, burgundy and bi-color. These plants are branching and produce an abundance of flowers. They make great cut flowers! Sunflowers are great for the back of the flower border or next to outbuildings. Plant a row of Sunflowers to create a temporary screen. Sow Sunflower seed directly outdoors after frost danger has passed. In a prepared seedbed that is weed-free, place 2 - 3 seeds per plant 6 inches apart and cover 1/2 inch deep with soil. Keep the seed moist until germination occurs. With a temperature range of 69 – 75F, germination is usually within 15 days. Thin seedlings to 12 - 18 inches apart. Grow Sunflowers in full sun and in moist, fertile and well-drained soil. Once they are established, Sunflowers are fairly drought tolerant.