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Sunflower Seed Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Free delivery when you spend over £80
Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Sunflowers give you fabulous scale, whopping stems and flowers 4-5ft high
- Helianthus annuus 'Valentine' - the perfect large-flowered sunflower with primrose yellow petals and chocolate centres
- Helianthus annuus 'Claret' F1 - wine-red sunflower which has a good dark, rich and consistent coloured flowers
- Helianthus debilis 'Vanilla Ice' - smaller, creamy white flowers, which are wonderful for hand-tied bunches
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - October, 12-14 weeks from sowing
- Height
- 1.5m (5ft)
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow early spring under cover or direct sow mid spring. Place 2 seeds 10cm (4in) apart at each planting post, 45cm (18in) apart. If both germinate, transplant one. Pinch out the tip at 45cm (18in) to encourage branching.
Care Tips
Sunflowers are hungry feeders. Improve the soil before planting out with plenty of well-rotted manure or garden compost. Water your sunflower plants regularly. You will need to stake them if they’re in an exposed position.
Flowering Time
June - October, 12-14 weeks from sowing
