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

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

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

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

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

cj :)

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

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

cj :)

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