Velvet Queen - Flowering sunflower
This variety can reach 3.50 m in height. Its tinted stems are abundantly branched and bear numerous red flowers with a reddish-black center surrounded by a lighter ring.
The flower petals are delicious on salads, and the seeds are a favorite with birds.
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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.
Helianthus annuus
50 seeds
From 20 to 25 cm
From 200 to 350 cm
United States