Sunflowers

Sunflower Seed

Helianthus (Sunflowers) are always customer favorites because of their beautiful color, large size and ease of growing. Easily create a beautiful border or field of sunflowers for everyone to marvel at.

ProCut® Orange is the original beauty. This is the perfect cutting sunflower that everyone should grow. Perfectly shaped overlapping orange petals that surround a pollenless dark brown center disc define the beauty of ProCut ®Orange. This is a true day neutral cultivar that flowers quickly at all latitudes, and we agree. ProCut® Orange is the first choice of professional and hobby growers everywhere who are looking for that traditional sunflower appearance.

Now with Downy Mildew Resistance (DMR). Greenburst DMR has a yellow golden semi-double flower bursting around a green center. Provides a similar look to Gerberas, but of course, they have much longer stems. Flowers are profuse on branching plants. Give Greenburst DMR ample spacing and it branches abundantly over a long period. Is an excellent cutflower and blends well with other sunflowers. Pollen-less. Ht. 48-72". Avg. 620 seeds/oz. Packet: 50 seeds. NOTE: Downy mildew in sunflowers can still survive in infected soils. Cool and wet soils tend to have more issues with DM. Symptoms include damping-off, stunted plants, yellowing leaves, and the presence of downy, white mildew on the undersides of the leaves.

The Sunspot Sunflower is a lovely, dwarf sunflower variety that produces big heads that are an easy to grow garden beauty! This sunflower's stalks only reach 2' feet high. Sunspot is ideal for borders and small gardens.

Salt N' Snack is one of the top snack sunflower hybrids used by commercial growers around the world. Now home gardeners and market growers can produce eating quality sunflowers, too. Sturdy plants produce large solitary heads loaded with large seeds filled with big kernels. Over plant and thin 6 inch plants to about 1 foot apart in rows 30 inches apart to promote large heads. Larger heads maximize the seed size. Harvest the seeds when dry, but protect them from the birds in the garden while you wait. Soak the cleaned seeds in salt water for a few hours, pat them dry, and roast them in the oven.

The Vincent's® Choice Sunflower is a beautiful, non nodding, pollen-free variety that is sure to be your new garden favorite! This long-lasting and eye-catching sunflower does not depend on daylength to grow, so you can start the seeds much earlier! Vincent's Choice can reach about 5-6 feet high and produce large gold blooms with dark brown center. Enjoy Vincent's Choice in your garden and in your home as a cut flower! Ht. 60–72". Avg. 620 seeds/oz. Packet: 50 seeds.

ProCut® Peach is a uniquely colored sunflower that really stands out. There is a color hue somewhere between yellow and orange – a soft peach color. The flowers pedals almost seem to glow, especially in the early morning and evening. This is a delicate pastel color for sunflower growers. The flower petals contrast with a pollenless dark center and are held upright on single stem. A florist dream for flower arrangements.

Starburst™ Panache produces very intense orange flowers with semi-double petals. It is loaded with flowers due to its branching habit. Try mixing Panache with ProCut Orange or BiColor to enjoy a very unique type of sunflower bouquet. Ht. 48-72". Avg. 620 seeds/oz. Packet: 50 seeds.

ProCut® White Nite is a one of a kind. It produces beautiful flowers that open with a creamy vanilla color quickly turning white in a few days of sunlight contrasted with a dark center. Flowers grow on a single stem making it great for cut arrangements.

Junior is a miniature sunflower ideally suited for pots or as a front row flower in the garden. This sunflower rarely gets over knee high. Grow three plants in an 8 inch pot for a profusion of yellow sunflower color on these branching plants. Since its flowers are pollenless Junior is ideal for the coffee or dining table. They flower fast and easy. Flower are yellow with brown centers.

Red Lemon BiColor is a beautiful sunflower with lemon petals that blend into a red center. This is a unique blend that hasn't been replicated. The red color on the petals diffuses over the lemon base giving a soft almost pinkish color to the flower as it opens.

The Dwarf Sungold Double Sunflower is easy to grow and produces unique, soft golden yellow blooms that are sure to grab your attention! This shorter variety is great for garden borders and makes an excellent cut flower.

The Western Sunflower is a non-aggressive Helianthus species that is an easy, well-behaved flower that produces beautiful blooms. This variety has minimal leaves at the bottom and small flowers at the top of 3' stems. Western spreads by rhizomes on mostly sunny sites with medium to dry soils.