| Common Name | Sunflower Seed |
|---|---|
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Latin Name | Helianthus annuus |
| Bloom Season | Summer |
| Color | Yellow |
| Growing Conditions | Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Outdoor |
| Growth Habit | Giant, Upright |
| Life Cycle | Annual |
| Plant Attributes | Attracts Pollinators, Easy to Grow and Maintain, Edible, Ornamental |
| Plant Height | 72" - 96" |
| Planting Season | Spring |
| Seed Type | Heirloom, Open-Pollinated |
| Germination Days | 10-15 days |
| Germination Lighting | No |
| Germination Info | Cover Seeds |
| Soil Temperature | 70° - 75° |
Giant Striped
Sunflower Seed
Enormous yellow flowers with brown centers up to 12″ across bear heavy loads of plump striped seeds. Great for creating a sun forest, hedge or screen. Edible seeds attract woodpeckers and squirrel and make great snacks. To save seeds, cut stem beneath flower heads when the backs of the flower heads turn yellow. Hang upside down and let dry in a cool dry place for about a month. Cover with netting or a paper sack with holes to keep seeds from falling. 9-10 weeks to flowering. Avg. 3000 seed/lb.
| Days to Maturity | 80 days |
|---|---|
| Light Requirement | Full Sun |
| Plant Spacing | 18" - 24" |
| Planting Depth | 1/2” |
| Sowing Method | Direct Sow |
| Water Needs | Average |
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Edit: They fixed the problem! Great customer service will be making all my future seed purchases here. :)
Went to go checkout online, I only ordered a few seeds and it says my shipping is going to be $50?! For the basic shipment. I live in ohio where berlin seed is and only a few hours away that just seems awfully expensive for seed shipment...
Went to go checkout online, I only ordered a few seeds and it says my shipping is going to be $50?! For the basic shipment. I live in ohio where berlin seed is and only a few hours away that just seems awfully expensive for seed shipment...
Great place! The seed variety is great
Planted all 10 seeds but only 5 germinated. It was strange summer weather so I'm sure that had something to do with it. I'm in zone 6 outside of St Louis. However, that being said, this was the absolute BEST melon ever. So sweet...everyone agreed on that. No disease at all. Amazing. Harvested a total 41 melons. Planted them May 18th. They germinated May 24th. Harvested the first group of 7 from Aug1st-6th. They all weighed over 6lbs. I continued harvesting through Oct 22nd. They started getting smaller throughout the growing season. The largest 6.50lbs. The smallest 2.31. Will definitely plant again.
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