Sunflowers - Vanilla Ice

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Vanilla Ice sunflowers are a beautiful hybrid variety that produce large, semi-double to fully double blooms 5-8 inches across on tall stems, with creamy white to pale ivory petals surrounding a contrasting dark chocolate-brown to black center disk. The flowers have a soft, elegant form with slightly ruffled petals, creating a fresh, clean, and sophisticated appearance that stands out against green foliage from mid-summer through fall. These sunflowers are excellent as cut flowers for long-lasting, luxurious bouquets (stems hold up well in vases), left in the garden to attract bees, butterflies, and birds, or grown for their unique pale color and height in borders, backgrounds, or mixed plantings where a softer sunflower look is desired. This variety is a great addition to Utah gardens because it's heat- and drought-tolerant once established, thrives in our hot, dry summers and alkaline soils with excellent drainage, and delivers reliable, long-season blooms in full sun—making it a low-maintenance annual that performs consistently in our shorter growing season when using transplants for an early start. Show more