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A dramatic, multi-branched sunflower producing rich, velvety burgundy-red blooms with deep chocolate centers on tall, sturdy plants. An outstanding...
View full detailsA sacred Native American heirloom sunflower grown for millennia by the Hopi for its seeds, which produce a stunning blue-black dye for textiles and...
View full detailsA compact, prolific branching sunflower producing a wealth of 3–4 inch blooms in rich, warm reds with dark centers on sturdy, manageable plants. Ex...
View full detailsMixed Sunflower Blend is an autumn-inspired collection of sunflower varieties in a stunning palette of deep red, golden yellow, and warm bicolored ...
View full detailsEvening Colors Sunflower is a rich, moody multi-branching variety that leans into the warm end of the color spectrum — deep burgundy, wine-red, cop...
View full detailsA large, classic single-stem sunflower producing enormous, golden-yellow flower heads up to 14 inches across with a dramatic, dark brown center — t...
View full detailsMammoth Sunflower is the classic giant sunflower of childhood imagination — stalks growing to incredible heights topped with enormous golden-yellow...
View full detailsBlack Russian Sunflower is a towering, dramatic variety that grows up to 12 feet tall with enormous 15–18 inch flower heads packed with nutritious,...
View full detailsRussian Mammoth is the quintessential giant sunflower — towering plants crowned with enormous golden-yellow heads that can measure 12 to 18 inches ...
View full detailsChocolate Cherry Sunflower is a striking and romantic variety with deep, velvety chocolate-burgundy petals surrounding a dark brown center — a warm...
View full detailsAutumn Beauty Sunflower is a multi-branching variety that produces wave after wave of richly colored blooms in deep reds, burnt oranges, bright yel...
View full detailsSunspot Dwarf Sunflower is the most adorable heirloom sunflower available — growing to a maximum of just 3 feet tall while producing a single, larg...
View full detailsAn explosion of 4–6 inch blooms in the rich jewel tones of fall — deep golds, burnt oranges, burgundies, and russet reds on branching plants. This ...
View full detailsEvening Sunflower is a warm, richly colored variety that blazes with gorgeous burnt orange and rusty red bicolored blooms — like a summer sunset ca...
View full detailsA cheerful, branching sunflower producing abundant 4–5 inch blooms in soft, buttery lemon-yellow with dark centers — a refined, sophisticated sunfl...
View full detailsAutumn Beauty Sunflower is a breathtaking multi-branching variety that erupts in rich waves of orange, bronze, burgundy, gold, and red — a living c...
View full detailsVelvet Queen Sunflower is one of the most dramatic and stunning sunflower varieties available — the deep, velvety burgundy-red petals surrounding a...
View full detailsSungold Tall Sunflower produces large, fluffy, teddy bear-like blooms with densely packed golden petals that look more like chrysanthemums than typ...
View full detailsLemon Queen Sunflower is a stunning multi-branching variety with masses of beautiful, soft lemony-yellow flowers around light brown centers that bl...
View full detailsCarefully selected by Merlyn and Mary Ann Niedens of Illinois, Short Stuff produces 5 to 7 inch golden yellow flowers on tidy 30-inch plants, makin...
View full detailsMammoth Sunflower lives up to its name with stalks averaging 9 feet tall and sometimes exceeding 10 feet, bearing impressive heads that average 11 ...
View full detailsVelvet Queen Sunflower produces 4–6 inch flowers in a rich palette of gold, brown, cream, orange, muted reds, and violets, including bicolor blooms...
View full detailsAutumn Beauty Sunflower bears 3–5 inch blooms in soft fall colors on poly-headed stalks reaching 5–7 feet tall. It makes an excellent tall screen a...
View full detailsSelma Suns produces sturdy 7 to 8 foot plants supporting 6 to 30 heads per plant in a striking range of earth-tone colors including red, orange, br...
View full detailsTeddy Bear is an attractive double-flowered ornamental sunflower with fluffy 3–5 inch yellow to light orange blooms on compact 3-foot plants. Its m...
View full detailsThe purple-black seeds of this sunflower are traditionally used by the Hopi people as a natural dye source, especially for coloring baskets, and th...
View full detailsA compact dwarf sunflower growing 4 to 4½ feet tall, Sunspot produces a single large flower head 8 to 12 inches in diameter with yellow petals surr...
View full detailsSunflower Seeds for Every Kind of Garden
Few flowers make a statement quite like a sunflower, and this collection gives you plenty of directions to take it. Towering giants, deep burgundy blooms, dwarf varieties for pots, and everything in between, our sunflower seeds come from High Mowing, Peaceful Valley, and Southern Exposure, with budget-friendly options from MIgardener, most of them organic sunflower seeds and open-pollinated for anyone who wants to save seed from year to year.
Finding Your Sunflower
If height is the goal, Mammoth Sunflower and Russian Mammoth Sunflower are bred to climb well past head height, with Mammoth in particular known for producing towering plants that dwarf the people standing next to them. For a break from the expected yellow, Velvet Queen Sunflower and Chocolate Cherry Sunflower bring deep burgundy tones, while Hopi Black Dye Sunflower has a history of use as a natural dye plant alongside its dark, striking bloom. Autumn Beauty Sunflower and Evening Colors Sunflower lean into warm, multicolor petals that read more like a sunset than a single-color bloom, and Lemon Queen Sunflower offers a softer, pale yellow alternative to the classic gold. Anyone short on space should look to Sunspot Dwarf Sunflower or Short Stuff Dwarf Sunflower, both compact enough for containers or small beds without giving up a full, cheerful bloom.
Planning a Season of Blooms
Sunflowers grow fast, most varieties mature in 60 to 90 days, which makes them one of the more forgiving flowers to work into a planting schedule. Succession sowing every couple of weeks through the season keeps fresh blooms coming rather than one single flush that fades all at once. The Seedtime garden planning software can map out staggered plantings for you based on your location, and you can add any variety here straight to your calendar to see it laid out. It's free to start, or compare paid plans for unlimited calendars and layout tools across your whole garden. Members get 20% off every order too, so building out a full range of sunflower seeds for planting costs less as your collection grows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do giant sunflower varieties need different care than smaller ones?
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Giant varieties like Mammoth need deep, loose soil and consistent watering to support their rapid growth and heavy flower heads, and tall stalks often benefit from staking, especially in windy spots. Dwarf varieties are far more forgiving and rarely need staking at all, making them a lower-maintenance choice if you want blooms without the extra care that giants require.
Will these sunflowers come back on their own next year?
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Most sunflowers are annuals, meaning they complete their life cycle in one season and won't return on their own. That said, many varieties self-seed readily if you leave a few spent flower heads in place over winter, which can produce volunteer plants the following spring, though they won't always grow true to the parent variety if it was a hybrid.
Can I grow sunflowers in containers, or do they need to go in the ground?
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Dwarf varieties like Sunspot and Short Stuff are well suited to large containers and stay compact enough not to tip over in wind. Taller varieties can technically be grown in containers too, but they need a deep, heavy pot to support the root system and prevent the plant from toppling once it reaches full height, so ground planting is usually the more practical choice for anything beyond a dwarf type.