INTRODUCTORY SUNFLOWERS

Here is a collection of five of our most popular sunflower varieties. 

DWARF SUNFLOWERS

With the Sunflower Seed Initiative’s 20 tremendous varieties of dwarf sunflowers, you can turn any patio, porch or veranda into a fascinating botanical haven. No garden plot is required to enjoy such diversity of color literally right at your doorstep!  Browse our catalog, pick out two or three selections and go have some fun!  Band together with friends and neighbors, each one growing something different, and enjoy other other’s collective successes! And when they bloom, take pictures and send them to us, noting the variety grown. Over time, we will be incorporating such pictures on this website.

VARIETY (click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY POLLENLESS MAY BE GROWN PRICE

IN CONTAINER?

Baby Bear‍ ‍ 2-3’ 45-50 YES YES $5

Balcony Beauty 15” 6-7” 50 YES $5

Bert‍ ‍ 14-16” 5-6” 70 YES YES $6

Big Smile 10-15” 3-6” 50-60 YES $5

Firecracker 36-46” 4-6” 50-60 YES YES $5

Hella Sonnenblume 2-3’ 4” 75-80 YES $5

Irish Eyes 2-3’ 55 YES $5

Junior 1-2’ 4-5” 45-50 YES YES $6

Lemon Cutie 1-2’ 3-4” 55 YES YES $6

Lemon Pixie 1-2’ 50 YES YES $6

Little Becka 1-2’ 5” 45-50 YES YES $5

Little Tiger 1-2’ 45-50 YES YES $6

Munchkin 1-2’ 4” 45-50 YES YES $5

Music Box 28” 4-5” 70-85 YES $6

Orange Hobbit 30-40” 3-4” 65-75 YES YES $5

Pacino Gold 12-16” 5” 65-75 YES $5

Sundance Kid 1-2’ 3-6” 45-50 YES YES $5

Sunspot‍ ‍ 18-24” 12” 55 YES $5

Teddy Bear 2-3’ 3-5” 50-63 YES $4

Tinies 1-2’ 45 YES YES $5

FOUR- TO FIVE-FOOT-TALL SUNFLOWERS

On this page you will find the Sunflower Seed Initiative’s 17 varieties of sunflowers that grow 4 to 5 feet tall. There is a large variety of colors and maturity times. Choose several to have a spectacular display of color. With any variety you choose, you can also stagger plantings every ten days to two weeks so that the plants are maturing over time and you have a longer succession of blooms.

There is quite literally something for everyone here. Try a few varieties and see which ones you like best. Team up with friends and neighbors, each one growing some different varieties and then you can collectively enjoy all the color. And when they bloom, take pictures and send them to us, noting the variety grown. Over time, we will be incorporating such pictures on this website.

VARIETY (click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY POLLENLESS PRICE

Cherry Rose 4-5’ 3-4” 40 Yes $5

Equinox 5’ 4” $5

Florenza ‍ ‍ 45-55” 5” 65-75 $5

Gold Rush ‍ ‍ 4-6’ 4-5” 60-65 Yes $5

Holiday 4-5’ 6” 70-80 $5

Italian Green Heart ‍ ‍ 55” 3-4” $5

Italian White 4’ 3” 65 $4

Mexican Sunflower 4-6’ 3” 85-90 $5

Orange Ruffles 4-6’ Yes $6

Razmatazz Mix 4-6’ 4-6 75 Yes $6

Ring Of Fire 4-5’ 5-6” 70-80 $5

Soluna Mix 40” 3-4” $5

Sonya ‍ ‍ 42” 3.5” 70-85 $5

Wild 5’ 3-4” $5

Zohar‍ ‍ 4-5’ 4-6” 50-60 Yes $6

FIVE- TO SIX-FOOT-TALL SUNFLOWERS

We go up a bit in height and discover 22 amazing varieties of all color schemes that you can grow in your gardens.  You are sure going to want to pick up a few of these.  There are red flowers—such as Medium Red, Rouge Royale, and Velvet Queen.  Or you could go the pale route with Lemon Queen, Starburst ‘Lemon Eclair and Vanilla Ice.  Start something different and have lots of fun!

VARIETY (Click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY POLLENLESS PRICE

Autumn Beauty Mix‍ ‍60-90” 4-6” 75-85 $5

Chocolate Cherry‍ ‍ 6’ 5” 70 $5

Cutting Gold‍ ‍5’ 9” 50-60 $5

Giant Sungold‍ ‍5-6’ 8-12”! 80-95 $5

Henry Wilde‍ ‍5-6’ 7-10” 90-100 $4

Lemon Queen‍ ‍5-7’ 6” 55 $5

Medium Red‍ ‍5-6’ Let us know! 65 $5

Midnight Rouge‍ ‍4-6’ 3-6” 55-65 $5

Orange Sun‍ ‍5’ 6” 75 $5

ProCut Lemon‍ ‍5-6’ 4-6” 50-60 YES $5

Rouge Royale‍ ‍60-80” 3-6” 55-65 YES $4

Santa Fe Sunset‍ ‍6’ 4-6” 60-70 $5

Shock-O-Lat‍ ‍70-80” 4-6” 50-60 $6

Soraya‍ ‍50-70” 4-6” 85-95 $5

Starburst Lemon Eclair‍ ‍ 5-6’ Let us know! 55 YES $5

Stella Gold‍ ‍6’ 3-6” $5

Sunbright Supreme‍ ‍ 5’ 4-6” 60-70 $5

Taiyo‍ ‍5’ 8-10” 75-90 $5

Valentine‍ ‍5’ 4-5” 75-85 $5

Vanilla Ice‍ ‍6’ 3-6” 90 $5

Velvet Queen‍ ‍5’ 5-6” 55 $5

SUNFLOWERS 6 FEET TALL AND TALLER

“How high can you go?”  Or should that be “How high can you grow?”  Here you will find some of the planet’s most impressive sunflowers for height.  Check out Mongolian Giant and Titan, each capable of reaching heights of 12 feet or more.  Titan can grow seed heads spanning two feet!

Six of the nine varieties in this grouping produce seeds for human consumption. Crimson Velvet, Earthwalker and Evening Colors Blend are the three that do not.  However, their sheer beauty earns them a place in many gardens.

VARIETY (Click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY PRICE

Crimson Velvet 80” 8” $5

Earthwalker 6-9’ 9-10” 60-75 $4

Evening Colors Blend 80-96” $5

Kong Hybrid 8-15’! 8-10” 72 $5

Mammoth Grey Stripe 8-12’ 12” 55 $5

Mongolian Giant 14’ 18” 90-100 $5

Royal Hybrid 1211 7-10’ 71 $5

Salt ‘N Roast 6-7’ 10-14” 55 $5

Titan 12’ 24” 75 $5

SUNFLOWERS THAT PRODUCE EDIBLE SEEDS

Would you like to grow your very own sunflowers for snacking and cooking?  Well, here you go!

Choose one or more of these eight varieties and you can do just that.  There is a big range of heights and maturity times.  On the early end are Cutting Gold, growing to around 5’ tall and maturing in 50-60 days.  Also, on this end of the spectrum is Salt ‘N Roast, growing 6-7’ tall in about 55 days.  At the opposite end is Mongolian Giant, taking a full 90-100 days to grow 12’ tall.  The seeds of the Mongolian Giant can be up to two inches long!

A note on maturity times:  these are an estimate of the dates it takes from planting a seed to Having the sunflower plant produce a mature seedhead.  You will want to allow another 10 days to two weeks or more before picking the heads and harvesting the seeds.How to harvest and roast sunflower seeds.

Some varieties will require a ladder to reach the dried seedheads.  Make sure you have a person or persons assisting you with the collection, if for no other purpose than to hold the ladder steady.  Backing up a bit, you may want to cover the seedheads with a breathable fabric that will allow them to dry but at the same time keep the birds from getting to the harvest.  Or cover some and leave the rest for the birds.  That’s up to you!

VARIETY (Click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY PRICE

Cutting Gold‍ ‍5’ 9” 50-60 $5

Kong Hybrid‍ 8-15’ ‍ ‍8-10” ‍ ‍ 72‍ ‍ $5 ‍

Mammoth Grey Stripe‍ ‍8-12’ 12” 55 $5

Mongolian Giant‍ ‍14’ 18” 90-100 $5

Royal Hybrid 1211‍ ‍7-10’ 71 $5

Salt ‘N Roast‍ ‍6-7’ 10-14” 55 $5

Taiyo‍ ‍ 5’ 8-10” 75-90 $5

Titan‍ ‍12’ 24” 75 $5

PERENNIAL SUNFLOWERS

Just about all sunflowers are annuals, growing, producing flowers and seeds, and then dying off during one season.  There is, however, a lovely perennial sunflower by the name of Maximillian, that the average gardener can try his or her luck at.  Should you succeed, you will have these 6–8-foot tall, graceful plants blooming in mid-September well into October when just about everything else has run its course.  The Maximillian sunflower is winter hardy in USDA Zones 4a to 10b.

If you happen to live in USDA Zones 8, 9 and 10 here are three more varieties of Sunflowers that may prove to be perennial in your area:  Italian Green Heart, Italian White and Soluna Mix.  These three are members of a different species—Helianthus debilis—than the annuals, which are Helianthus annuus.  I say why don’t you plant one of these this year and see if it comes back next year.  If not, at least you got one year of color.  If so, then you are onto something special!

CLEARANCE BIN

In these pages you will find deep discounts on seeds leftover from previous years.  These seeds have been kept in a cool and dry location and so should still have good viability.  They are priced at just $1 to $3 per packet to move quickly.  Many of these varieties are outside of our current offerings.

VARIETY (Click for picture) HEIGHT BLOOM SIZE DAYS TO MATURITY PRICE

Big Smile‍ ‍10-15” ‍ ‍3-6”‍ 50-60‍ ‍ $2 ‍

Bright Star Orange‍ ‍63” ‍ ‍11” $1

Claret‍ ‍5-6’ ‍ ‍4-6” 84-98 $3

Domino‍ ‍40-60” $1

Firebrand‍ ‍5’ ‍ ‍4” $2

Floristan‍ ‍42” $2

Giant Sungold‍ ‍5-6’‍ ‍8-12” 80-95 $1

Infrared‍ ‍6’ 70 $2

Irish Eyes‍ ‍2-3’ 55 $2

Joker‍ ‍6-7’ 60 $2

Mongolian Giant‍ ‍14’ ‍ ‍18” 90-100 $2

Moonshine‍ ‍60-70” 60-80 $1

Orange Mahogany Bicolor‍ ‍5’ ‍ ‍5” 75-90 $3

Pacino Cola‍ ‍12-16”‍ ‍5” 65-75 $2

Pacino Gold‍ ‍12-16”‍ ‍5” 65-75 $2

ProCut Plum‍ ‍5’ 50-55 $3

ProCut Red‍ ‍ 5’ 50-55 $3

Red Sun‍ ‍5-6’ 85-95 $2

Ring of Fire‍ ‍4-5’ ‍ ‍5-6”‍ 70-80 ‍ $2

Rouge Royale‍ ‍60-80”‍ ‍3-6” 55-65 $2

Ruby‍ ‍5-6’ 84-98 $3

Ruby Eclipse‍ ‍6’ 55 $2

Soraya‍ ‍50-70”‍ ‍4-6” 85-95 $2

NON-SUNFLOWER SEED OFFERINGS

On these pages you will find items other that sunflower seeds.  A portion of the sales of these items is donated to Lifesong For Orphans’ Trauma Care fund.