Sunflowers

  Autumn Beauty Sunflower  

A lovely sunflower with flowers that bloom over a long season in a variety of autumnal shades of gold, bronze, brown and burgundy. These tall plants are covered with 5 inch blooms, some as many as 20. Flowers bloom over a long season and make an excellent cut flower. 

Sow seeds outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Plant seeds ½" deep and 4" apart. Germination takes 5 to 10 days. Remember to keep moderately moist during germination. Thin to 12" apart when plants are 2 - 3" tall. Grows 5 to 7 feet tall and likes full sun. Cut flowers often to encourage more blooms.

For something different than the regular common yellow sunflower, try this autumn beauty mix. Blooms in shades of yellow, red, orange, gold, purple, and bronze. Some have a ring of one color and a 2nd color in the center. Beautiful!!

Flowers are 4-8" across and each plant will produce several flowers, so you can keep harvesting blooms. To further extend the bloom season, plant a set of seeds each week for about a month when spring planting time comes in your area.

Another hint for longer blooming season is to start these in pot indoors, and then move out after danger of frost.

Grows in any zone. Blooms in 60-90 days.                                                                             

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