Sunflower

Annual. This native variety produces 10' plants with many beautiful large, bright yellow flowers with black centers. The seeds are edible and were used by the Arikara nation in North Dakota. This heirloom produces flowers over a long period. It's a real winner in our garden!

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Feathery, shredded petals give this stunner a wild and untamed look, making for a dash of something different in sunflowers. Plants stand 5 to 6 feet tall and about 1 foot wide, with multi branching stems and plenty of heads per plant. We love this easy-to-grow variety for kids’ gardens, cutting gardens, beds, borders and even large containers. A pollinator attractor and lovely native plant.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2”
• Plant Spacing: 18-24”
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplanting carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Quilled, pastel pink petals make Astra Rose an astounding and delightful spin on the beloved sunflower. You will love the departure from the ordinary, and pollinators find this to be an irresistible oddity as well! Multi branching with lots of heads, it stands 3.5 feet tall.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 16"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus annuus
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Annual. A beautiful sunflower! Many 6" flowers in brilliant red, gold, yellow, rust, and burgundy. Blooms over a long period and makes a wonderful display. Tall, 7’ plants are a favorite.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

65-75 days. Enter an alternate galaxy when you step into the Chocolate Cherry sunflower patch. The petals range from deep obsidian to rich chocolate and black cherry and burst forth from deep onyx centers like a supernova. Some blooms have a vibrant yellow ring, or corona, around the pollen disk, just to add extra depth! This multi-branching variety stands 6-7 feet in height and the heads average 5-8 inches across. This is a top choice for garden design or cut flower sales thanks to a long vase life and lower pollen count than other heirloom sunflowers.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 16"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus annuus
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Annual. A super cheerful, fully double sunflower that is top choice for arrangements! It reaches 6' tall with fluffy golden heads that are plush and soft. Extra long vase life and lower pollen count makes this a superb choice for cutting gardens and floral design.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. This beautiful variety has medium-large blooms in shades of burgundy, rust, bronze, bright yellow, and crimson, with many being bi-colored. The 7' plants produce many flowers over a long season. This is one of our favorite varieties. Gorgeous!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. Gold Coin mini sunflowers will have your beds and borders aglow with warm golden-yellow and multiple flowers per plant. The tiny plants stand around 20" with fully double heads just 2-4" across. This makes them a superb choice for arranging or mass planting in the foreground of beds. These make a fun potted plant as well.

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. This classic heirloom sunflower with pure yellow petals and dark centers is perfect for cut flowers and perfect for planting along a fence or barn.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. A brilliant obsidian-black seeded sunflower used for making natural dye. This traditional variety has been saved and used by the Hopi Native American people for dying cotton, wool, and other fibers in making iconic Hopi basketry. These medium-to-large sunflower heads are striking in the garden, and the simple dye making process yields stellar shades from dove grey to deep purple, depending on the technique and materials used. A multipurpose variety, the food and fodder merits of this beautiful variety should not be overlooked. Reaches about 8' tall.

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Frost-sensitive perennial (annual in most areas) This native wildflower has lemon-chiffon petals with a coffee center. It is irresistible to a range of native pollinators! Also known as beach sunflower or cucumberleaf sunflower, Native to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. 5-7 feet tall. Drought tolerant and salt tolerant, making it the perfect choice for a coastal garden or sandy soil.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 16"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus debilis
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Annual. A favorite! Beautiful, lemon-yellow blooms with chocolate centers. Tall plants produce many brilliant blooms that are a favorite of many bees.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. Also known as Golden Flower of the Aztecs. Brilliant, red-orange, 2-3" flowers. An excellent butterfly plant, these produce masses of blooms over a very long season. The large 5' plants are striking. Founder Jere Gettle enjoyed these along the roadsides in the high mountains of central Mexico.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Tithonia rotundifolia

Annual. Behemoth sunflower variety with heads as large as 16-18" across sitting atop 14' tall stalks! These need to be spaced 2' apart and stay well fertilized. Huge, highly nutritious seeds are 1” long, more than twice the average sunflower seed size, perfect for snacking or feeding the birds!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. Stately branching plants reaching 5-6 feet tall are covered with dozens of ornamental blooms. Red to red-orange single flowers are highlighted with a hint of yellow around the centers. Blooms over a very long season, attracting bees and butterflies. Later, the tiny seeds attract birds.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus annuus
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

A treat for the kids’ garden; this short, squat variety stands just 2.5 feet tall but produces large heads up to 8 inches wide. This unique variety was selected by Merlyn and Mary Ann Niedens dedicated, lifelong seed savers from Illinois. This bold, very uniform variety looks stunning in borders or in the garden, and the seeds make excellent wintertime bird food.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus annuus
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Annual. Single, large flowers are very impressive for their size—10” flower heads on 3-4' plants. Color is warm sunflower yellow with a dark center. Excellent container subject, placed where the geometry of the flowers’ centers can be appreciated close up.

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24" 
• Plant Height: 4'
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil, and moderate soil moisture.

Annual, to 6-7 feet. An old Japanese variety, non-branching and grown for cut-flower use. Equally attractive in arrangements or in mass plantings in the garden. The tall, non-branching plants produce a single large flower in tones of yellow to orange, chocolate and sable. Florists adore the 8- to 10-inch flowers!

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
  
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Helianthus annuus
  

Growing Tips: Direct sow in spring, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Set out after last frost, transplant carefully. Plants require full sun, rich soil and moderate soil moisture.

Annual. Beautiful 3-6" double, deep yellow blooms. Plants grow to only 18-24" tall, and the double blooms are very unique! This is a superb variety.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus

Annual. Massive, record-setting flower heads have reached a fantastic 24"! One of the largest you can grow, it also produces lots of really big seeds. Fun for kids and adults alike!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 18-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Helianthus annuus