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Heirloom Sunflowers?
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Posted by oath5 z6b/7a MD (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 08 at 16:20
| I love sunflowers. I've loved them my whole life and I really enjoy their scent, just everything about them. I just got into perennial sunflowers as well, and they're just as fantastic!
I was wondering though, what are some really nice OLD sunflower strains or hybrids. I found this picture on a website of a lady standing in front of some sunflowers, and my god they are HUGE. See picture below. Anyone know what that may be?
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2645
Thanks.
Max |
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RE: Heirloom Sunflowers?
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| The photo looks just like one I've got - except in mine it is a friend of mine who is over 6 feet tall standing in front of the sunflowers, looking every bit as dwarfed by them. Mine were MAMMOTH, which I believe is a very old variety. The seed heads on mine were indeed mammoth. This is not a difficult seed to find. Actually, when someone has inexpensive seeds, the sunflower they carry will very likely be Mammoth. I do remember that my soil was particularly good in that spot that year. I had used the row along the fence as my composting row the summer before, so it was very fine, rich soil. I will look around for my photograph. Just like yours, the person looks to be very tiny, but he is really a great big guy. Carmellia |
RE: Heirloom Sunflowers?
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- Posted by oath5 z6b/7a MD (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 14:44
| Oh Carmellia thank you for the possible identification! I'm ecstatic that it could be Mammoth. Me and my dad just reccently bought sunflower seeds, I wonder if we picked up Mammoth...whatever the case I am surely going to get those this season, they are so cartoonish! Do they need extensive staking or are they pretty sturdy on their own? Max |
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