DarlaJP My grandmother always had a sunflower in her garden. Several years ago I secretly planted sunflowers on all four corners of my raised planter beds, since I didn’t tell my husband he almost pulled them up but because they were uniformly growing in all four corners he asked me if I planted something different; I did! We discovered how beautiful they made the whole backyard look. The kids next door were delighted when they saw them and are now are planting their own. The varieties of Sunflowers are endless . These are what I’m planting this year.
Brown Eyed Girl: 1,000 continuous blooms. Bllooms look like a cross between and sunflower and a daisy.
Goldy Honey Bear: Sunshine in a flower. My personal favorite. Beautiful golden flower with pale green centers are beautiful in a cobalt blue vase.
(GREAT FOR CUTTING)
Mammoth: As the name implies the magnificent flower of this towering plant is 12 inches across.
(GREAT FOR CUTTING) Attracts pollenators.
Snack Seeds: Edible sunflowers. Beautiful classic garden sunflowers. Kids love these.
Sunspot: Big spot of sunshine on a small plant. Perfect height for kids.
Van Gogh: Classic yellow ray petals & golden discs surrounding green centers which is classic of the Van Gogh sunflower portrait.
(GREAT FOR CUTTING) Pollen free, so cut flowers last longer.
