Sunflower - Chocolate Cherry

A branching sunflower is a sunflower plant that produces multiple blooms or stems, rather than just one. Branching sunflowers are often used for gardens and decorations, and are a popular choice for cut flowers.

Seed Count: To account for a small amount of chaff, the packages will be compensated with

3.2grams Approx. 100+ seeds.

Soil: Plant seeds in well-worked, fertile soil with good drainage.

Depth: Sow seeds about 1/2 inch deep.

Spacing: Space seeds 4 to 5 inches apart.

Watering: Keep the soil moist until the seeds germinate, which can take 5 to 12 days.

How to care for

Sunlight: Chocolate Cherry sunflowers need full sun, 8 to 12 hours per day.

Fertilizing: Feed plants every 2 to 3 weeks with a balanced fertilizer.

Staking: Provide support for tall, branching plants with stakes or a trellis.

Weeding: Keep the soil weed-free.

Harvesting: Harvest for cut flowers when the flower buds are just showing color or fully open.

Uses

Chocolate Cherry sunflowers are great for pollinator gardens or cut-flower production.

They can also be used as a border planting around vegetable gardens.