Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty' Mix

Helianthus annuus · Asteraceae · Annual

Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty' Mix

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$3.49

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‘Autumn Beauty’ sunflower is a majestic annual that transforms the garden into a flamboyant scene with its large flowers in a warm palette of yellow, gold, orange, red, and burgundy. Each bloom evokes autumn foliage even before summer ends, creating a lively, warm, and deeply luminous display in flowerbeds, borders, and large sunny areas. With its flowers approximately 12 cm in diameter carried on tall, vigorous stems, this variety creates a striking spectacle while attracting bees, butterflies, and other useful garden pollinators. Its slender appearance also allows it to play a structural role in floral arrangements, where it generously adds height, movement, and color. Highly prized as a cut flower, it offers rich, long-lasting, and characterful bouquets, perfect for extending the garden's warmth indoors. Easy to cultivate, it thrives in well-drained, fertile soil, in full sun, where it grows rapidly with few complications. A few regular waterings and, if necessary, light staking are enough to support its impressive growth. It is a spectacular, easy-to-grow, and valuable variety for creating a lush, colorful, and welcoming garden from mid-summer until the first signs of autumn.

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Growing conditions

Watering
Moderate
Exposure
Sun
Germination temperature
18 to 24°C (64 to 75°F)
Germination (days)
7 to 14 days

Growth & dimensions

Spread
12 to 20 in. (30 to 50 cm)
Height
1.5 to 2.1 m (5 to 6.9 ft)
Sowing depth
2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 in)

Flowering & harvest

Flowering
July to September
Sowing period
May to June
Harvest
July to September
Use
Beds, borders, cut flowers, pollinator garden, large containers
Companion plants
Zinnias, cosmos, marigolds
Incompatible plants
Potato, fennel