(photo from our garden)
From Gurney's catalog:
Enormous yellow flowers measure 14 in. across and yield a whopper crop of seeds! High oil content makes for great roasted flavor. Grows 9-12 ft. tall. 100 days.
| Height: 9 - 12 feet Spacing: 2 - 4 feet Depth: 1 - 1 1/2 inches Spread: 15-24 inches Sun/Shade: Full Sun Germination: 10 - 14 days at 68-86 degrees F Days To Maturity: 100 days Color: Orange - Yellow Foliage: Very rough; to 1 foot long; heart shaped Blooms: July-September | Comments: Will do well in poor soil. Tolerates heat and dry conditions. Average head size is 10-15 inches, but have reached 20 inches. Extremely large heads on 9-12 foot stalks. |
We planted these on May 31st and June 8th, 2011. We had to go back and replant the ones that the chickens destroyed!
These came up beautifully! It was fun to watch them grow. They attracted so many beneficial bugs. We had a swarm of bees take up residence in a mulberry tree, and I believe it was our planting of these sunflowers that enticed them to stick around.
(notice the barn changing color...magic!)
