DWARF SUNFLOWERS YELLOW WITH DOUBLE FLOWERS, 4g
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DWARF SUNFLOWERS YELLOW WITH DOUBLE FLOWERS, 4g
€1,40
Sale price
€1,40
Regular price
Small, exceptionally elegant, and unusually abundant flowering plants that delight gardeners, balcony owners, and pot enthusiasts with their structured foliage, delicate appearance, and continuous blooming. The low ornamental sunflower from the historic Italian seed house Franchi Sementi is a premium quality variety that brings a warm, sunny, and distinctly opulent atmosphere to any garden in late summer and autumn. This unique dwarf variety boasts a compact, stable growth habit and unusual, fully double flower heads in a bright yellow hue. The flowers, in their shape, resemble huge, fluffy, and soft golden clouds, completely covering the usual dark seed center and creating a sophisticated, rich overall impression. By nature, this is a reliable and fast-growing annual summer flower that adapts wonderfully to our climate. The generously prepared 4g seed packet from Franchi Sementi guarantees high-quality professional standards and excellent germination, offering the opportunity to grow this extraordinary garden and balcony queen yourself.
🌱 Suitable for:
- Balcony boxes, terraces, and flower pots: Thanks to its extremely low and compact growth, it is a perfect choice for container planting where the root zone has limited volume.
- Flower bed foregrounds and borders: Unlike its tall relatives, this ornamental sunflower does not obstruct other plants and serves as a noticeable, low, and structural color accent along pathways or at the very front of flowerbeds.
- Obtaining exclusive cut flowers: The fluffy and double golden flower clusters on strong stems are ideally suited for original autumn bouquets and floral compositions, where they remain fresh in a vase for a very long time.
✨ Key advantages:
- Luxurious and fully double flower structure: The dense and fluffy arrangement of petals gives the garden an elite visual appeal that distinctly differs from typical rustic sunflowers.
- Extremely compact and stable dwarf form: The plant naturally maintains a low, sturdy, and bushy shape and does not tend to stretch, therefore requiring no supports or tying.
- Branched structure and prolonged flowering: A single plant often produces not just one, but several flower buds on side shoots, which significantly extends the overall splendor from July until the first autumn frosts.
- Generous packet volume: The 4g packet contains a large quantity of seeds with high germination energy, allowing for abundant planting in wide balcony boxes or creating voluminous low flower groupings.
🧪 Technical data and parameters:
- Product type: Annual flower seeds.
- Brand: Franchi Sementi.
- Variety/Species: Low double sunflower / Helianthus annuus.
- Color: Bright yellow / golden (fully double).
- Package contents: 4g (generous amount of seeds).
- Plant height: Compact, strong bushes, reaching only about 40–50 cm in height depending on conditions.
⚙️ Growing instructions and recommendations:
- Sowing and site selection: Sunflowers are sown directly in open soil, pots, or balcony boxes in spring – from late April to May, when the soil has warmed slightly and severe frosts have ended. Seeds are embedded approximately 1.5–2 cm deep, lightly pressed, and thoroughly watered. Seeds germinate quickly and evenly, usually within about 7–12 days.
- Spacing and thinning: Once the young seedlings have grown, it is recommended to thin them, maintaining a distance of about 25x30 cm between plants. When growing in pots, it is advisable to choose a container of at least 20 cm in diameter for each plant, so that the roots have enough space and nutrients for the development of large, double flowers.
- Soil requirements: This ornamental variety absolutely requires a maximally sunny, warm, and open location. The plant prefers fertile, humus-rich, deeply worked, and moderately moist neutral soil with good drainage.
- Care and the most important rule: In a limited soil volume (pots and boxes), the sunflower completely dislikes dry soil, so it must be watered regularly and abundantly on hot summer days. To maintain consistently beautiful blooms and vibrant green foliage, it is recommended to fertilize the plant every two weeks in summer with a complex fertilizer for flowering plants.
📦 Storage:
Until sowing, store seeds in a dry, cool, and dark place, in their original and tightly sealed packaging. Protect from moisture and direct sunlight.
Until sowing, store seeds in a dry, cool, and dark place, in their original and tightly sealed packaging. Protect from moisture and direct sunlight.