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Sunflower - Vanilla Ice

Name: Sunflower - Vanilla Ice
Brand: Emerden
SKU: S-Sun-VanIcD
Price: 7.00 NZD
Availability: InStock

Seeds

$7.00

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS

Vanilla Ice I think might just have been the very first sunflower I ever grew, but its seeds seem to have disappeared for the past few years, sow we grew out some of the very last seeds we had on hand a couple years ago, trialled them last season to check if they come true (which they did!). So we're super exited to share this delightful variety with you!

Smaller flowered than other sunflowers, flowers are a lovely pale creamy lemon coloured with dark centres. Stems are thin and very branching, it flowers and flowers for a good long while over summer.

APPROX 18 SEEDS - GROWN BY US (aka not treated)

Sunflower - Vanilla Ice

$7.00

When to Sow:
Spring to Summer

How to Sow:
Direct Sow (or Transplant without disturbing roots)

Light & Cover Requirements:
COVER

Ideal Temperature:
Medium (approx 21°C)

Germination Speed:
Fast (2–7 days)

Plant Type:
Tender Annual

Ideal Location:
Full Sun

Spacing:
15cm+

Height:
120cm+

The ProCut sunflower series are bred specifically for cut-flower production. They're a single-stem type so don't pinch as they won't branch out & flower.

You can manipulate single-stem sunflower sizes by changing how close you plant, and how much you water. I prefer smaller blooms as they're easier to work with in bouquets, so I plant super close (about 10cm apart in the row, and about 15–20cm between rows) - if I had them in a tunnel or lived somewhere drier I could also help keep them smaller by barely watering them once they started taking off.

If sowing direct make sure you keep the birds & mice from finding them - covering their bed with shadecloth helps with birds until they're well germinated. If transplanting, don't let them linger in their trays for too long before planting out.

Succession planting every few weeks is recommended, as each succession will flush out within only 1-2 weeks.