Genus: Helianthus

Neighbors ever wonder if they'll get to see the sun in summer again....lol.....Sunflower?

Wow, what a wonderful hobby out of your garden!

Great photo. Are you standing on stilts????

Does it make you feel very small standing next to such giants??

They are free standing. I generally don't use stakes unless it's a variety that I am trying to save seed because I'm running low, or it was something given to me and I only have a handful of seed.

Just the weeds in the garden are small. :)

I do a few things with fertilizer, but the most important thing with giant plants is to find the variety that gets the largest. Most of my work is done on the internet. I spend countless hours searching news articles and websites for information about giant plants. There are gardeners with a much better understanding of soil than me. I know enough to get my plants big. It's finding the best genetics is the challenge.

Fantastic pic.

Wow, you will need some Tall cane's for those...

Now....come on Sunflower you must have something small surely lol !

Goodness me Sunflower what are you planting them in????? Wonderful!

That is humongous....very impressive

They Look Good Grouped Together :)

Now Thats Tall :)

Thanks for the reply Gardengem. "Black Magic" looks almost the same, so will probably try growing it next summer.

David, I'm not sure on this variety. It was at a public garden.

Do you know what variety of sunflower this is Gardengem? Only one this colour I can find is called "Black Magic", and wondered if this is it.

I do like that, very different.

Hmm....they do make edible inks for cakes. I have also seen chocolate-covered sunflower seeds before...might be a better option :)

Can I, at least, lick the pic, lol? Will print off, first, of course! :-0)

Can,t eat it either :0(

Lovely colour !

True, it won't melt, that's the best kind! :)

Chocolate that doesn't melt on a hot day (actually thrives in it). Love it!

Chris is right.
Amazing colour. :o)

Wonderful colour.

I have never seen a red one, this one is stunning.

there are brown sunflowers too!

They seem to grow well here. This was at a local formal garden. Some of them were so dark they were almost chocolate brown. They were so pretty! I tried to grow sunflowers this summer, but they didn't make it past seedlings. I'll probably try again next year. :)

I have these and love them...they probably grow better for you, though..
This one is very pretty.

That is one gorgeous sunflower, and welcome to GoY Gardengem!

Ditto....

Beautiful

you are welcome janey , shes beautiful, should be a model she poses so well

Thanks Boyd!

lovely pic of a lovely girl

Lovely photo.

I have one very similar..Very pretty.

Beautiful!

WOWWWWWWWWWWW

such interesting colours ! nice !

Yes they keep on going all summer to the end of September usually.

They never saw red ones before??? hmmm....They are definately beautiful....don't you find they produce many more significant blooms following the initial?

I remember putting several of these in my garage to dry out...I forgot about them for a couple of weeks, when I went back the mice had all the seeds out....Surprised I didn't see 5 lbs mice that year!
There are squirrels here where I live, but never see them here in teh city...And no rabbits..And no deer... And no, I'm not complaining...:)

does not produce seed

they grew about 5-7feet, and were in a whiskey barrell about 3 feet off the ground....maybe 6 inches across, but produced many blooms after the initial bloom

yep, let me get it...

Very Panache...Is the plant huge?

Nice.
Please do you have one showing the barrel.?

Love the flower don't like the veggie.

Contrasted against the dark foliage - they're brilliant.

Neat plant even if its a spreader.

And dark foliage. Lovely!

This is a sunflower .. I will have to look and see if I can find the color label :) I was hoping for tall and red! but ended up with these instead :) They are very pretty. .and will look neat into the fall :)

Hi, Aleatha, Welcome to GOY.
I had a dwarf sunflower this year that came in a mixture. It looked very much like this. Do you know the color name? I'm curious!

What an unusual flower, is this one a dahlia, too? I love the two colour effect.

Yes, me too Spritz, have been pulling them up today, but they are so pretty
especially this year with the lack of sunshine.

Beautiful photo

NIce pic Chris :)

Wow, it doesn't look as if a single one is missing. What a lovely pattern the seeds are in. Does anybody remember that art contraption where you trace circles in different colors, sizes and positions to make designs? That what this is reminding me of. Or mosiac tile work, lovely.

lovely blue sky there

Dosen't this make you feel good to be alive?

What a colour

Once again...great pictures!

We have red squirrels in Hungary but they seem to stay in the wooded areas and we don't see them very often.

What some place with no squirrels. How did you manage that?

Good job we don't get squirrels in our garden then.

Squirrels in my garden would strip this in seconds.

Love this photo!

It's my Dad's and he doesn't throw anything away!

Thats a beauty, will you save the seed for the birds ?

Bless her cotton socks :-)

What a little cutie pie ! Enjoy every moment, you know as well as I do, as soon as you turn around she will be grown !