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Sunflower, Vanilla Ice Seeds
Helianthus debilis
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Vanilla Ice Sunflower Seeds produce beautiful, creamy-white sunflowers that bring a soft, elegant touch to any garden or floral arrangement.
Clusters of delicate butter-cream 7-12 cm (3-5") blooms with dark chocolate centers on multi-branched plants. Yields 4 to 8 blooms per plant. Prolific and long flowering, it is one of the prettiest sunflowers. Vanilla Ice sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies.
- SKU: 143492
- Common Name: Sunflower
- Botanical Name: Helianthus debilis
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
7 - 14 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Growing Height:
120-150 cm (4-5 ft)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Flower
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 900 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 140-150
- Characteristics: Multi branching | Cutting flower | Attracts butterflies, pollinators, songbirds, and specialized bees | Long flowering | Easy to grow | Low maintenance | Pet Friendly
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Colour: Butter-cream with dark chocolate centers
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Days Until Bloom: 90 days
- Harvest/Bloom Season: August to Frost
- Landscape Use: Border / Edge Planting
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Drought | Heat | Dry Soil | Poor Soil
Instructions
Sunflowers do not transplant well and it is best if seeds are sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is passed. Soil temperature (not air temperature) should be warmer than 10°C (50°F) for seeds to germinate Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Choose a location that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 3 mm (1/8 in.) of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. A hard spray can wash soil away, dislodge seeds and clump them together. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. Do not let the soil dry out, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below to provide good air circulation and room to grow.
- Planting Depth: 1.3 cm (1/2in.)
- Seed Spacing: 8 cm (3 in.)
- Plant Spacing: 45 cm (18 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- If birds are scratching around for the seeds, cover the planted area with netting until the seeds germinate.
- Tall varieties should be grown in a sheltered location so they are protected from the wind. Larger varieties can become top-heavy, and a strong wind can topple them.
- Sunflower seeds can be succession planted every 2 to 3 weeks until mid-July for continuous flowers until frost.
- Once plants are established, it fts important to water the new plants thoroughly but not too frequently. This will encourage the roots to grow deeply into the soil.
- Harvest flowers when they have just opened.
- Harvest seeds in late summer and fall for snacking or to feed the birds.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 10 reviews.
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Looking forward to seeing these
"Looking forward to seeing these beauties bloom"
Excellent vase life!
"Germination rate for these was around 50%, but the ones that did performed beautifully! They have an excellent vase life, lasting over a week. They emerge a bright pastel yellow and transform more light white as they age."
Vanilla ice sunflower
"Very beautiful."
Seeds all came up! Excited
"Seeds all came up! Excited to see when they bloom!"
Pretty Branching Cream Sunflower
"Good germination rate, bloomed beautifully all season."
Germinated successfully
"Germinated successfully"
Can’t wait to see them
"Can’t wait to see them bloom!"
Excellent
"Excellent"
"Quick delivery."
