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The Patio Sunflower Seeds

The Patio Sunflower Seeds

Helianthus annuus 'Big Smile'

The one to grow in pots, in a mass in the border or if you want fast results, because it flowers around 8 weeks after sowing. The sunflower is used commercially for cooking oil and margarine, and even car oils. In its original home it was traditionally used for oil, flour and as a dye by the native American Indians.

Native to:
North America
Eventual height:
0.6 m
Eventual width:
0.25 m
Hardiness:
Full hardy
Sun:
Full sun
Soil:
Moist, humus rich, well drained soil
Flowering period:
July to September
The Patio Sunflower Seeds
The Patio Sunflower Seeds
The Patio Sunflower Seeds
The Patio Sunflower Seeds
The Patio Sunflower Seeds
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  • Price: £3.55

Maintenance

Sow the seed thinly 13mm deep, direct into 10cm pots filled with moist compost. (Germination 7-21 days). Grow on the young plants until they reach a height of 15cm then plant out in final containers or outside, 25-30cm spacing, in late May/June. Alternative sow direct outside April-May.

Further information

Pollen free flowers mean no sticky residues indoors when used as cut blooms.

Suttons seeds are supporting gardens for life

Gardens for Life at the Eden Project supports children, young people, teachers, families and communities worldwide to garden and grow crops. Practical activities and IT communication are creating a global community who understand more about the major issues concerning food which we all face today - food security and health, climate change and water, cultures, indigenous knowledge, cooking, medicine, outdoor learning, participation, global citizenship, youth empowerment and inclusion. Around the world children are gardening, learning and sharing

  • Where does our food come from?
  • Do people in my town eat the same things as other people in the world?
  • Could we grow the food they eat here?
  • How does a seed become a vegetable?
  • How do plants grow in such small places?
  • How do we build a garden to add nutrition to our diet?

Thanks to Gardens for Life, children are getting answers to these questions.

For more information see the website : https://edenproject.com/gardensforlife

Average contents

20 Seeds

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