My sunflower....

[cielbleu]

Here we come again, Those side flowers do make the plant more joyful to watch. I certainly enjoy my sunflowers in my backyard, and the bees too It have brighten my day everyday when I see her.

Thank you sunflower and thank you guys.

[veggiechicken]

Its gorgeous, cielbleu Thank you for sharing it - especially appreciated when its raining so heavily here.
I've made myself a promise that next year I will not forget to grow sunflowers

[cielbleu]

I am glad that you like it, Veggiechicken. I am looking forward to seeing your sunflower photos next summer.

[Guykp57]

Allotment sunflower.

[Jo Sara]

I've grown a dwarf sunflower (Sunspot) for the first time this year. Didn't have much success. One flower head that sort of opened with not many petals around it. But it has produced seeds. I did see the bees were getting into the flower head to pollinate it. It died off pretty quickly, and it's dried out so I've taken the seeds out, and I've been trying to find out if I sow them next year whether I'll get the same sunflower. From what I've read it seems sunflowers might cross-pollinate. So if my dwarf crossed with a standard size sunflower, what do you reckon I'll get? Has anyone had a completely different sunflower come up from saved seed?

Jo

[Herbsandveg]

Lovely Yorky Sunlowers in bloom!

I grow the miniature variety which get to about 12-18". Here's one of the first to bloom this year...

[out in the cold]

Here are our weeds...

[out in the cold]

Try again...

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...8-imag0499.jpg

What am I doing wrong with pics BTW?

Some folks can see em, others can't...

[veggiechicken]

I can see them - both of them - twice And very lovely they are too

[Guykp57]

I call these Bill and Ben

[Bren In Pots]

Try again...

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...8-imag0499.jpg

What am I doing wrong with pics BTW?

Some folks can see em, others can't...

All I get is a blank page.

[WPG]

Here's my Single Giant, which I had to chop up for compost today. The flower head was around 20 inches diameter, and broke off - I think it was just too heavy for its body.