Sunflower Seeds, Autumn Beauty Mixed Colors

Sunflower Mixed Seeds, Autumn Beauty Mixed Color Blooms, 15 seeds per package.

Reminds you of the upcoming Fall leaves. These flowers are so beautiful. I love to display them through out my home but especially on my dining table in the early part of Fall. They make great dried arrangements.

Tall, extremely vigorous plants produce bold, beautiful flowers estimated up to 8" across. Bright yellow, bronze, red, burgundy and purple shades with some bicolors. Good choice for farmscaping, sunflower mazes, and tall border rows. Bears pollen; good for bee forage. Stem length is estimated 15-44". Branching; produces many long stems.

DAYS TO GERMINATION: 7-14 days at 70-75°F (21-24°C)

SOWING: Direct sow (recommended) - After last frost, sow 1/2" deep.

Transplant -Sow into 72 to 50-cell flats 2-3 weeks prior to planting out.

Plants dislike root disturbance, but sowing indoors and then transplanting the first crop outdoors can be a successful way to get first-early sunflowers.

Do not pinch plants. Pinched single-stem sunflowers will produce low-quality blooms or no blooms at all.
Succession-sow every 1-2 weeks and/or plant multiple varieties with varied days to maturity for continuous harvest.

LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun

PLANT HEIGHT: Varies

PLANT SPACING: 4-6"

HARDINESS ZONES: Annual

SOIL: Well drained
Sow direct; plant seed 1/2" deep, keep soil lightly moist until they pop up. They are drought tolerant flowers.