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In fact, they are better suited to direct seeding. That means there is no need to worry about growing transplants indoors. Even better, they can grow well in almost any soil condition, and require little maintenance other than a bit of water as seedlings. Simply wait for the soil to warm up completely in late spring, and plant away! Here is a multi-headed sunflower currently growing away on my allotment. The other flower heads haven’t quite opened yet but you can clearly see all of the flower buds. Sunflower On My Allotment With Multiple Heads So you are happily growing a sunflower, expecting one giant flower head but then notice multiple flower heads budding and appearing on your plant. What exactly is going on? Why do you have a multi-headed sunflower? Multi Headed Sunflowers So, what’s Going On? Perhaps the best part of all to growing sunflowers is just how easy they are to plant and maintain. Sunflowers are fast growers that love warm soil. And because of that, they can be directly seeded into flowerbeds, gardens and containers.

That is what has most probably happened, but there are also certain factors that can, very rarely, cause a regular giant sunflower to produce multiple flower heads. This seed was given to my daughter from her nursery as a fun activity for her to do so I really don’t know too much about it. I could get many more flowers off a plant like this and I imagine that the more I cut the more flowers the plant will produce. Not Giant! I must say that I do quite like it and if I was to grow sunflowers as a cut flower then this would definitely be a better choice over a standard giant sunflower. So the plants that are grown from seed won’t be replicas of the parent plant. You could end up with another single-headed giant sunflower but you are more likely to end up with one with multiple flower heads.

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Now I have no idea what this sunflower is, I thought it was just going to be a regular giant sunflower so was pretty surprised when I saw multiple flower heads forming. Autumn Beauty is a stunning mix of warm earthen shades of large multi-headed 4 to 8-inch blossoms on 6-8’ strong stemmed plants. So as I said earlier, there are just varieties of sunflower that naturally produce multiple heads rather than one massive singular head, here are a few of them. Autumn Beauty

But beyond their stunning beauty, sunflowers also lend a helping hand to other plants in your landscape. Their gorgeous big blooms are more than just eye-catching to humans, they also attract large numbers of honey bees and bumble bees. Other differences I have found with this particular sunflower are its size and also appearance of the flower.

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as you can tell from the above photo, this is far from what you would call a giant plant. It is probably somewhere in the region of 4ft tall. This alignment results from heliotropism in an earlier development stage, the young flower stage, before full maturity of flower heads ( anthesis). [8] Young sunflowers orient themselves in the direction of the sun. At dawn the head of the flower faces east and moves west throughout the day. When sunflowers reach full maturity they no longer follow the sun, and continuously face east. Young flowers reorient overnight to face east in anticipation of the morning. Their heliotropic motion is a circadian rhythm, synchronized by the sun, which continues if the sun disappears on cloudy days or if plants are moved to constant light. [9] They are able to regulate their circadian rhythm in response to the blue-light emitted by a light source. [9] If a sunflower plant in the bud stage is rotated 180°, the bud will be turning away from the sun for a few days, as resynchronization with the sun takes time. [10] The Mammoth Grey Stripe is a massive sunflower,. just as its name implies. In fact, it is known as the giant of all sunflowers. Stalks of the Mammoth Grey can reach up to 12′ high, and the flowering heads are magnificently huge!

And one thing is for sure, attracting these pollinating wizards is of great help in developing blooms and fruit all over your landscape. But the benefits don’t stop there. Attracting More Than Bees… The Mammoth Grey Striped sunflower (pictured above) and the Skyscraper variety are two of the largest sunflowers of all. They certainly can big interest to your landscape and produce an amazing harvest. Autumn Beauty Sunflower The plant was first domesticated in the Americas. Sunflower seeds were brought to Europe from the Americas in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. With time, the bulk of industrial-scale production has shifted to Eastern Europe, and (as of 2020 [update]) Russia and Ukraine together produce over half of worldwide seed production. Helianthus annuus (common sunflower) belong to the dicotyledonous category, distinguishing them from monocots. As dicots, sunflowers possess embryos with two veins, known as cotyledons, a characteristic feature that sets them apart. The veins in their leaves exhibit a net-like pattern, in contrast to monocots, which typically display parallel leaf veins.

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The plant flowers in summer. What is often called the " flower" of the sunflower is actually a "flower head" ( pseudanthium), 7.5–12.5 centimetres (3–5in) wide, [4] of numerous small individual five-petaled flowers (" florets"). The outer flowers, which resemble petals, are called ray flowers. Each "petal" consists of a ligule composed of fused petals of an asymmetrical ray flower. They are sexually sterile and may be yellow, red, orange, or other colors. The spirally arranged flowers in the center of the head are called disk flowers. These mature into fruit (sunflower "seeds"). The seeds also happen to a be a favorite of birds and wildlife, and can be left on the heads to help feed through the cold winter months. Seed Link: Autumn Beauty Sunflower Growing Sunflowers In Pots & Containers In the binomial name Helianthus annuus the genus name is derived from the Greek ἥλιος: hḗlios 'sun' and ἄνθος: ánthos 'flower'. The species name annuus means 'annual' in Latin. Vanilla ice produces florist-quality blooms in large clusters of light yellow and cream flowers with deep chocolate eyes on plants 5-6′.