Topic: Mini Sunflowers

[Biscombe]

Can anyone reccomend any mini sunflowers I can grow in pots for gifts at a friends wedding at the end of June?

[Shirley]

I grew Dobies Big Smile, which grew to about 10 - 12" last year

Hopefully this picture will come out and you can see from the number of bricks of the wall, just how small it is

[Biscombe]

Awwww!! Little poppet!! will look out for them :)thanks soooo much for the pic xx

[carolinej]

I grew Teddy Bear sunflowers last year. They were about a foot tall and really sturdy plants with lots of flower heads. The flowersw were very 'squidgeable', and I couldnt resist giving them a squeeze whenever I walked past them . ;D

Unfortunately, I cant offer you any seeds, as I put the flowerheads on a rack in the garden to finish flowering for a few days, and the birds thought it was a free party. They ate the lot ::) I've learned my lesson , and will dry them in the shed next year!!

cj

[carolinej]

Sorry, I meant .....'to finish drying'  :-[

cj :)

[lorna]

carolinej Sorry but the free party comment made me giggle, just imagined all those birds!!

[carolinej]

Always glad to make someone giggle ;D ;D ;D

cj :)

[cambourne7]

not a sunflower but what about something like "Rudbeckia hirha Marmalade" from T&M 1.69 for 500 seeds its half hardy bedding plant.

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/6657/1