Sunflower Sunbright

Sunflower, Sunbright, Helianthus – 50 seeds avg.

This large brown disc flower surrounded by golden petals is the most widely grown sunflowers in the cut flower trade. It has a strong neck that doesn’t droop, is pollenless and produces a beautiful single bloom that is 4-8″.

Planting Tips:

• Full sun.
• Ht.72″.
• Annual.
• Plant seeds directly in the garden or start indoors for an earlier start to transplant outdoor when 2-3 weeks old.
• Plant in the garden after the danger of frost has past and the soil has begun to warm.
• Cover seed; 5-14 days to germinate.
• This sunflower is pollenless which makes it an excellent cut flower.
• Great in beds and as a cut, attracts butterflies, birds and beneficial insects, drought tolerant.
• 70-80 days to bloom.

Harvesting Tips:

• Harvest sunflowers when they are just beginning to open and the petals are unfolding. This prevents the pests from nibbling on the petals.
• Sunbright is a one bloom harvest, make the cut to the desired length.
• Control the size of the flower head by the spacing of the plants in the garden. 6″ x 6″ spacing produces a nice4″ bloom. 9″ x9″ spacing will produce a largerbloom. This is true with most sunflowers.