Sunflower 'Red Sun' seeds

Plant Family: Asteraceae

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Price: £1.85

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Availability:

10 in stock

Quantity or Pot size (see 'Pot Sizes' tab below): 25 seeds

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Position/ Situation: Sunny Border
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: cottage
Suggested Use: Cut Flower
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Flower Colour: red
Height: medium (up to 6 feet)
Habit/Shape: Upright
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: No preference
Bee and Butterfly: Both
Sow: April to June

Long flowering Sunflower with velvety deep red flowers on sturdy stems to 1.6m in mid to late summer. Hardy Annual

Best sown directly 1" deep into moist warm soil in April and May. Space two or three seeds together, each group about 18" apart, then thin to the best plant once they germinate. Water well and feed with tomato food.

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

See our delivery information page for details

Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm (approx. 0.5 litre) or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx. 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm (approx. 0.5 litre)
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Quantity or Pot size" on plant information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall.