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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Thomas Rutter

These are the secrets to sunflower success – discover how to keep sunflowers blooming until the end of summer

Red and yellow sunflowers in a garden border.

Whether grown in backyard borders, flower patches, pots or expansive fields, sunflowers can always be relied upon for their joyful color. While they are most known for producing yellow daisy-like flowers, sunflowers can also be grown in white, red and even green. Whatever your preference, there will be a sunflower to suit your tastes.

Annual sunflowers are some of the easiest flowers to grow from seed, germinating quickly and blooming within 11 to 18 weeks, depending on the growing conditions. While learning how to grow sunflowers is never a problem, knowing how to keep sunflowers blooming for as long as possible in the summer is important.

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