Helianthus annuus
Helianthus annuus
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This unique sunflower variety features stunning, pale yellow blooms with a soft, creamy appearance, contrasting beautifully with dark centers. The Moonshine sunflower is known for its long-lasting flowers and ability to attract pollinators, adding life and color to any outdoor space. Plant with other varieties to provide an array of colors.
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Sku: 2775
Common Name: Sunflower
Botanical Name: Helianthus annuus
Full Sun
7 - 10 Days
18"+
4 - 5'
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Annual
Flower
Spring|Summer
Summer
Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, pollinators, songbirds, and specialized bees | Pet friendly | Cut flowers
Color: Yellow
Fill Weight (grams): 1.4 g
Approximate Seed Count: 10 - 17
Days To Bloom: 75 - 90 Days
Landscape Use: Bedding
Resistance: Deer
Tolerance: Drought|Heat|Dry Soil|Poor Soil
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: Sow sunflower seeds roughly 18 - 24" apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Stakes may be necessary to support these sunflowers until stems are strong enough to stand on their own. To keep your sunflowers pest free, spray each week with a mixture of 1/2 tablespoon natural liquid dish detergent to 1 quart of water.
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Overall rating: 4.5555553 / 5 from 9 reviews.
Review topics: [quality, seeds, sunflowers].
"Ferry-Morse always provides great seeds when it comes to garden. They offer variety of organic seeds. Unfortunately the sunflowers only grow a little bit and it dies on me. But probably not something wrong with the seed"
"These were so easy to plant and to keep up on I planted them and I have used miracle Gro once a week on them water them every night. They have grown about 2 feet tall and I’m super happy. They are so affordable at plants about 12 plants at least I can’t wait until they sprout The flower on top."
"I love Ferry-Morse seeds they are the best quality in my opinion. Their seeds are Non-GMO and always bee friendly!! These Moonshine Sunflowers are going to be gorgeous!! I was able germinate me seeds faster, all thanks to my mini greenhouse and trust me when I say… I can’t wait to get to these lovely seedlings into the ground so I can enjoy these beauties quicker!! We love that our bees enjoy these sunflowers, we get to enjoy how gorgeous they are and then we let these beautiful sunflowers dry out and all of our song birds in the area get to enjoy the seeds from these!! Nothing goes to waste it’s a symbiotic ecosystem that starts out with the best seeds available!!"
"Ferry Morse sunflower seeds are a great value for the money. Comes with a lot of seeds in the pack and almost every seed we’ve planted has begun to grow. Super excited to see our first sunflower garden flourish!"
"I’m in love of how effective and fast there growing, the package that the seeds came in it look secure and not open at all. For the size of the package the price was reasonable, at the moment I didn’t notice any scent."
"These poor sunflowers have not stood a chance against the rabbits in my garden but I have been nurturing these and hope to see them bloom later this summer. They were quick to sprout after planting and I did get quite for few that grew before they became rabbit food"
"Received these to review! I love sunflowers! So hopeful to see some growth soon! Will update once I do see some. Great packaging with great information to grow!"
"hoping that these seeds produce beautiful sunflowers! easy to plant, following directions. I can not wait to see the beauty these seeds bloom into."
"To be honest it been in 40s in michigan and these sun flowers seeds are still kicking so there durable and the scentbis nice. To many bees are around them"
