Purple-seeded Tarahumara - Sunflower seed
This 3 m tall variety produces an upright, robust stem bearing a single flower 25 to 30 cm in diameter with yellow petals. Its heart contains an abundance of seeds.
The flower petals enhance salads, and the seeds are a favorite with birds.
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in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots 2 to 3 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, at a distance of 40 to 50 cm in all directions. Transplanting, although delicate because sunflowers' taproot is very sensitive, enables earlier flowering, but it is possible to sow in place, 40 or 50 cm apart in all directions, after the last frosts. Beware: slugs are very fond of young seedlings.
March, April, May
April, May, June
July, August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
medium
all floor types
reheated, drained, fees, furniture
Helianthus annuus
late
50 seeds
Yellow
edible
From 200 to 300 cm
From 25 to 30 cm
Mexico
Inconnue
"Semences de Kokopelli" by Dominique Guillet
This variety is a spontaneous mutation from a very old variety of the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico, sent in 2007 by member P. Niglowski.