Sunflower Organic Desi Seeds

Bright yellow & magnificient flowers with brown centers that ripens into heavy heads filled with seeds.

Plant these flowers to attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinators to feed on nectar offered by yellow blooms.

Use flowers for garnishing salads & various other dishes.

Key Values
Open-Pollinated
Heirloom/ Desi
Non-Hybrid
Non-GMO
Non-Treated

Common name
Sunflower, Common sunflower

Sowing Time
Jan to May

Sowing Depth
1/2" to 1"

Plant to Plant Spacing
Dwarf variety - 50-60cm
Tall varities- 75 cm

Germination Time
7 to 10 days

Growing Type
Upright tall, Erect

Ideal Planter Size
12" to 16" deep & wide

Ideal Temperature
21°C to 26°C

Companion Plants
Lettuce, Kale, Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash, Pumpkin, Corn, Cucumber

Antagonist Plants
Potato & Beans

Watering
Daily

Sunlight
Full direct sun

Fertilizer
Moderate

Harvest Time
Harvest seeds when flower petals dry out and fall off and back of the flower turns brown