yes!!! if the birds dont eat all the seed first lol

Will it help if i cover them up - do birds really attack the flowers

Birds eat the seeds once the flower is drying off. Sunflowers are attaked by slugs when there growing. so put an empty bottle over them once you see some growth. This will help. Sunflowers are a food source for birds, the seeds are put into bird feeders.

Yes...I have Little Leo growing in my tubs....a multi headed variety...great for borders too.

awe you give them names too!!
i have a lemon tree called sherbet and a rhododendron called rodders!!!
i am stopping myself naming the carrots!!

I don't think I could eat a veggie I named!

lol Tugbrethil

Lol Mercedes.......the name was on the packet of seeds!

ahhhhhhhh No am i the only one who has become emotionally involved with my plants!"

i think i have become addicted - i keep seeing plants buying them and wanting to plant them xxx

Mercedes, I have a potted Ruellia brittoniana that I call "Droopy", because twice-a-day watering doesn't seem to be enough for him (her? it?). Around here, potted sunflowers do the same thing--hopefully better in a cooler, more humid climate! The rest of my plants I just smile as they grow and bloom, pat their leaves gently, and whisper "Thank you!" See, just a little crazy.