Velvet Queen Beauty
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Sunflower, Velvet Queen Seeds
Helianthus annuus
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Sunflower Velvet Queen seeds create a regal contrast that adds drama to any garden.
Velvet Queen sunflowers are a branched variety that blooms early. These sunflowers produce dark velvet crimson blooms that are accented with traces of gold and yellow around a black center. These easy-to-grow varieties are a wonderful feature in the garden.
- SKU: 143493
- Common Name: Sunflower
- Botanical Name: Helianthus annuus
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:
1.5 m (5 ft)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Flower
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 500 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 12-15
- 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: Deep red
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Days Until Bloom: 65 - 70 days
- Harvest/Bloom Season: August to September
- 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: 45-60 cm (18-24 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: 4.6153846 / 5 from 13 reviews.
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Lovely
"Have not seen flower yet. . . hope nice and red"
"I wish I had waited another week to place my order so I would have gotten the BOGO deal. But I did receive all my seeds in good shape and I can’t wait to plant them."
Beautiful - darker than packet
"These are beautiful! I threw them in the ground to test out the soil. They grew about 4 feet tall in direct south sun. I totally neglected them! They're a beautiful dark almost black red colour - darker and nicer than the picture on the packet! I will 100% grow them again next year!"
Germinated successfully
"Germinated successfully"
Beautiful flowering 2021
"Lots of dark red to orange-yellow flowers. Height of about 6 '. Seeds planted directly in outdoor soil in the spring of 2021 in Mirabel, Quebec near Montreal. Photos from the beginning of August 2021."
Tournesol
"Magnifique Graine on germer"
These seeds were so easy
"These seeds were so easy to grow, and now they’re amazing to enjoy"
"Fast and accurate!"
Not so sunny ,,, ?
"They never germinated,, but they were planted late. Never atrrived when they were supposed to. Might try once more because there isn’t a lot of variety to pick from. But something should have sprouted ????"
