If you're looking to add a dose of summer cheer to your garden this season, you can't go wrong with growing sunflowers. The bright blooms are the epitome of summer, and are sure to add an instant ...

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When you hear "sunflowers," the idea of growing them in pots may be the furthest thing from your mind. But there are many types of sunflowers, and some of them perform admirably in a pot, provided ...

Few flowers capture the essence of summer quite like the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). With their towering stalks, golden petals, and sunny disposition — literally, thanks to their habit of turning ...

Easy to grow and useful all year-round, sunflowers are crowd-pleasers. Summer’s bright blooms bring joy to gardeners and pollinators, and naturally dried seeds provide local wildlife with a food ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing sunflowers from seeds can seem intimidating to novice and seasoned gardeners alike. Many ...

Sunflowers are the exuberant darlings of the summer garden, and you can still plant them in August. No garden edible grows at a greater rate than the sunflower. Certain varieties take only two months ...

Yes, this is a native sunflower. You could call it a “composite.” All the "composites," or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, reduced flowers arranged in ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County held its 5th Annual Sunflower Growing Competition in late fall. Sunflower seeds ...

To visit the 2025 version of this story, click here. The sun will come out at some point, in the sky and in the field. The region’s first big sunflower field started blooming in late July, bringing in ...