What You need to know first about Sunflowers.
The story of sunflowers is amazing! The scientific name of sunflower is Helianthus. Sunflowers were native from North America were used by Indians for food or oil, until this days people still uses sunflower oil. Annually sunflowers have been to grow beyond the standard of sunny yellow blooms, now we can find new range of colors as golden yellow, orange, and ruby red, to bronze and even white. Sunflowers attract pollinators, provide shade, act as a living trellis and can even assist in the cleaning of contaminated soil. With a good care sunflower can last from six to twelve months.
Type of Sunflowers.
Russian Mammoth is the traditional giant sunflower, can grow to more than 12 feet tall.
Lemon Queen has pale yellow blooms with chocolate brown centers. Plants are multi-branched and grow to 6 feet tall.
Teddy Bear is a tiny variety that grows just 2 feet tall. This small sunflower is ideal for containers and small gardens.
Fun facts about sunflowers.
No plant says summer like a sunflower. Sunflower is the only flower with flower in its name. The especial spiritual meaning of a sunflower symbolizes faith, adoration and loyalty to something that is much bigger and brighter than themselves. A sunflower head can produce up to 1,000 seeds. Sunflowers get their energy from sun; they follow the movement of the sun across the sky. A special fact about this plant is that they face the sun most of the time but when they can't find the sun, they face each other. Keep in mind these flowers use so much energy to move.
The best time to plant and grown a sunflower?
Growing sunflower plants is easy because they’re heat tolerant, pest resistant and fast growing. Sunflowers are annually. The best time to plant sunflowers is in the late spring, once the ground is nice and warm. Most sunflowers germinate when soil has reached from 70 to 85 degrees. This is just the best time to plant sunflowers just before the soil reaches this temperature. These large happy flowers are often associated with summer, as this is when they grow best due to the fact, we see a lot less rainfall.
What soil to use?
Well sunflower grown best in fertilize soil and well-drained soil. The reasons that they are such a popular choice is their tolerance of a range of conditions, including sandy and clay soils.
What soil to use?
Well sunflower grown best in fertilize soil and well-drained soil. The reasons that they are such a popular choice is their tolerance of a range of conditions, including sandy and clay soils.
How to plat and grow beautiful sunflowers?
-First you going to need seeds. You can find them at Walmart, Publix or any garden store.
-It is recommended that you only soak most seeds for 12 to 24 hours and no more than 48 hours. The benefit of soaking seeds before planting is that your germination time will be reduced, which means you can have happy, growing plants faster.
-Like most things in gardening, there are always exceptions to follow this rule: Space seeds about 6 inches apart in a shallow trench between 1 and 2 inches deep. In sandy soil, 2 inches deep is better.
-How often you need water this plant? Well sunflowers are expecting watering more often than you do with other plants. Per day you need add 15 inches of water.
-Sunflowers are drought tolerant but to grow better you need to provide them with regular water, especially 20 days before they flower and 20 days after they flower.
-It takes to seven or ten days to grow a sunflower, but you need wait around two months before the flower appears.
Why I am a fan of sunflowers?
Sunflowers are my favorites flowers. These flowers are unique.
Can provide energy in the form of nourishment and vibrancy. These flowers are determined as "happy” flowers. They symbolize true faith and loyalty. A sunflower head can produce up to 1,000 seeds. My favorite type of sunflower is the traditionally sunflowers that have a beautiful bright yellow with big brown centers. These flowers bring joy and represent summer that is full of fun and happiness, is an easy plant to take care of and looks great in the garden, transfer happiness and gives life to the other plants with that beautiful bright yellow, or the whites ones are pretty too, but I would definitely recommend the traditional.
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