SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET
SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET . With all the beauty of an Indian summer, this brilliantly colorful Hybrid sunflower produces a prolific display on 4-5ft branching plants in many bicolor shades of rich reds, deep golds, mellow yellows and rusty rusts. It has twice the flower power of other sunflowers with a double ring of large outer petals. Many 4”flowers also display fluffy petals on the inner disc, making them almost semi-double. Plants branch liberally. Perfect in the border or as a cut flower. Seeds are edible.
Cultivation Advice SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET
Days To Germination: 14-21 days
Optimum Soil Temp. for Germination: 68F-86F
Planting Depth: 1/4 inch
Spacing, Seed: 4-6 inch
Spacing, Plant: 24-36 inches
Plant Height: 4-5 ft
Light: Full Sun
- Seeds can be started indoors 3 to 4 weeks before last spring frost.
- Or direct-sow seeds outside after all danger of frost has passed to a depth of 1/4 inch. Can be sown as late as 100 days before last frost.
- When seedlings are 2 to 3 inches high, thin to individual pots. Replant thinned plants.
- Protect from Snails / Slugs whilst young.
- Steadily harden off before planting out after all danger of frost has passed.
- May require staking / support in exposed postions.
