| Common Name: | Sunflower |
| Plant Type: | Hardy Annual |
| Position: | Full Sun |
| Height: | 3.5m |
| Spread: | 50cm |
| Growing Info: Mar-May sow outdoors, 2 seeds together, 1.5cm deep, every 45cm in pre-watered, finely prepared soil. When seedlings appear, remove the weakest. Keep well-watered until established and protect seedlings from late frosts. Alternatively, sow indoors Mar-May and grow on in a greenhouse or coldframe. Plant out when risk of frost has passed. |
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| Aftercare: Seedlings sown outdoors may need protection from slugs and birds. Once flowers have faded, the dead heads can be left on the stems to feed local birds. |
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| Avg. Seeds/Pack: | 25 |
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