Evening Sun sunflowers are a striking heirloom mix variety that produce large, single blooms 5-8 inches across on tall stems, with petals in a warm range of deep mahogany-red, bronze, gold, orange, and bicolor combinations surrounding a dark chocolate-brown to black center disk. The flowers have a classic daisy-like form with slightly reflexed petals and a vibrant, sunset-inspired palette that creates a dramatic, eye-catching display in the garden from mid-summer through fall. These sunflowers are fantastic as cut flowers for long-lasting bouquets (stems hold up well in vases), left in the landscape to attract bees, butterflies, and birds (especially finches that love the seeds), or grown for their towering height and bold color impact in borders or backgrounds. This variety is a wonderful choice for Utah because it's heat- and drought-tolerant once established, thrives in our hot, dry summers and alkaline soils with excellent drainage, and provides reliable, long-season blooms in full sun—making it a low-maintenance, high-impact annual that performs consistently in our shorter growing season when using transplants for an early start.
