Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 60 - 72 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Moist, fertile, pH 5.5 - 6.2
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 69 - 75F
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 15 days
- Light Required: No
- Depth: 1/2 inch
- Sowing Rate: 18 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 48 pounds per acre
- Moisture: Keep seed slightly moist but not wet
- Plant Spacing: 12 - 18 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Sunflower
Sunflower Autumn Beauty (Helianthus Annuus) - Would you like to grow the most cheerful of all flowers in your summer garden? Grow Autumn Beauty Sunflower seed and enjoy these tall stately annuals that brighten up any location. This Autumn Beauty mix of Sunflower seed produces blooms ranging in colors: gold, yellow, rusty red, burgundy and bi-colors. The blooms range in size from 5 - 10 inches in diameter. Sunflower Autumn Beauty flower seed creates a stunning combination of bright warm colored flowers. The strong stemmed blooms grow on tall branching plants producing an abundance of cut flowers for bouquets. Use as a backdrop for shorter flower varieties, as a temporary hedge or for color in the vegetable garden.
Grow Sunflowers in a sunny location in somewhat fertile well-drained soil. Keep soil weed free and moderately moist while plants are young. Once established, Sunflower plants are somewhat drought and heat tolerant. They will flower mid-summer through fall. Birds are attracted to the seeds.
After danger of frost has passed, directly sow Autumn Beauty Sunflower seeds into prepared seed beds that are weed free and the soil has been loosened. Space the Sunflower seed 6 inches apart, cover the Sunflower seed 1/2 inch deep, and thin the seedlings to 12 - 18 inches apart.
