Attention attraction color pattern with light yellow tips and a contrasting maroon ring. Sturdy, neat stems with minimal foliage keep the 6” blooms from drooping and have excellent cut-flower quality. Florenza Sunflower has large brown disks that produce pollen, drawing in pollinators, and have a pleasant chocolatey fragrance. Grows to 4 -6 ’. 20 seeds PLANTING Helianthus annuus Annual Germination: 7-14 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures are 70-75ºF. Seed Planting Depth: Sow ½-1” deep Starting Indoors: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperature. Using peat, cow, or paper pots can help with the stress of transplanting, they grow delicate roots and successful transplanting may be challenging. Transplant after the last frost, 18-24" apart. Water seedlings regularly until established. Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost, when soil is over 70ºF. Sow a few seeds every- short and single stem varieties 6-12" apart, branching varieties 18-24" apart. Thin to the most robust seedling. Sow a few weeks later for continuous blooms Growth Habit: Upright, Branching Height and Width: 48-60" x 18-24' Spacing: 12-24" apart Light Needs: Full sun Soil Needs: Loose, rich, well-drained Approximate days to flower from seed: 65-75 days Uses: Cut flowers and flower beds, short varieties-containers and planters, attracts pollinators Care: Mix compost into the soil before sowing or transplanting. Adding too much nitrogen can cause plants to produce more foliage than flowers.
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