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13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
Bred in Budapest, Hungary, 'Valentine' produces primrose-yellow blooms with dark brown centers. Its long side branches make it a good choice for cut flowers; snip the stems just before the flowers open, and they'll last a long time in vases. The plants grow to 5 feet if given full sun and well-drained soil. Flowers appear about 70 days from sowing.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
Dwarf 'Irish Eyes' sunflowers have pointed, gold petals and bright green centers. This variety is a great choice for a cutting garden or pots and planters on a patio. The plants grow to 4 feet in about 60 days after the seeds are sown.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
'Lemon Queen' has lovely lemon yellow petals and dark, chocolate-brown centers. The plants bear multiple branches and multiple blooms, and grow to 10 feet in height. Give them full sun and well-drained soil, and plant every few weeks for a longer flowering period.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
Dwarf 'Irish Eyes' sunflowers have pointed, gold petals and bright green centers. This variety is a great choice for a cutting garden or pots and planters on a patio. The plants grow to 4 feet in about 60 days after the seeds are sown.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
'Lemon Queen' has lovely lemon yellow petals and dark, chocolate-brown centers. The plants bear multiple branches and multiple blooms, and grow to 10 feet in height. Give them full sun and well-drained soil, and plant every few weeks for a longer flowering period.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
'Solar Flare' sunflowers practically beam and glow in the garden, with scarlet red petals that brighten to gold at the tips. Its center disk is a striking deep black. Give this variety lots of room, as it grows 5-6 feet tall, and use it as a cutting flower.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
‘Prado Red Shades’ isn’t your typical sunflower. Unusual chocolate-tinted centers sport a collar of red petals. Plants top out at 4 feet. Pinch stems when five sets of leaves have formed, and you’ll be rewarded with seven to 10 full size flowers for bouquets.
13 Crazy-Colorful Sunflowers to Grow in Your Garden
'Coconut Ice' is a relatively new sunflower variety with creamy vanilla-white petals that transition to white at the tips. One flower is produced per stem on plants that grow 4 to 5 feet high. The black centers make a bold contrast to the blossoms, measuring 4 to 8 inches across.