Key Growing Information
Branching Sunflowers | Key Growing Information
Learn how to grow branching sunflowers from seed, including sowing and germination, light and soil requirements, spacing & harvesting, from Johnny's Selected Seeds.
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Dwarf Sunflowers | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing dwarf sunflowers. Read more for a successful harvest!
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Perennial Sunflowers | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing perennial sunflowers from seed. Read more for a successful harvest!
We compare 4 different orange ProCut® varieties, each providing a classic orange sunflower look with large, full blooms and strong, sturdy stems.
ProCut Horizon® is one of our favorite ProCut varieties. Early to mature, it has a classic, traditional sunflower look and is highly uniform in both bloom time and bloom size.
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Tall (Single Stem) Sunflowers | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing tall sunflowers from seed, including sowing and germination, light and soil requirements, spacing & harvesting.
Tips and recommendations from Johnny's Flower Trialing Technician on designing your sunflower plantings for the size of sunflower you desire, as well as optimal efficiency, quality, and yield.
In the sunflower trial at Johnny’s, ProCut 'Orange Excel' produced professional-quality blooms at just 50–55 days from sowing — 5–7 days earlier than standard ProCut 'Orange.' For first-to-market, professional-quality sunflowers, we encourage you to try ProCut 'Orange Excel.'
Sonja & Soraya are two highly productive sunflower varieties with strong upright stems and small, versatile bloom heads that make them superb choices for cut-flower production or the cutting garden.
Join Flower Trial Tech Joy Longfellow for a tutorial on drying flowers, including tips and recommendations for a few of her favorites, from tried-and-true workhorse crops and varieties for drying to flower crops with novel colors, textures, and forms.
Join us in our sunflower trial fields for some tips on growing both branching and single-stem sunflower varieties. We cover the basics of seeding, spacing, pinching, and harvest for the longest vase life. We also review the difference between pollen-producing and pollenless varieties.
Learn about 'Desert Sun', an exciting new branching, pollenless sunflower variety.