Description
Annual
Height 4 – 5 Feet
Stately plants bearing large double, Chrysanthemum-like golden yellow flowers. Excellent for backgrounds and screening, also attractive as cut flowers.
SOWINGPlant seed outdoors after all danger of frost is past. Sunflowers do not transplant very well. Plant in rows 24 inches apart, spacing seed 3 to 6 inches in the row. Cover seeds withinch of fine soil, well pressed down.
THINNINGWhen plants are 2 to 3 inches high, thin to 18 inches apart for screening or 24 inches apart in rows or beds.
GERMINATIONGerminates in 7 to 10 days depending on soil and weather conditions.
REMARKSAs their name implies, sunflowers require plenty of sunshine.
