Greetings!
As your weekly flower information provider, This week we will introduce you to different types of Sunflower's. Stay tuned every week for more flower news!
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Ah Sunflower! |
 Sunflower is the common name for the genus Helianthus annus: (helios means sun in Greek and annus designates it as an annual. In recent years, sunflowers have come into their own as cutting flowers. There are lots of new cultivars in many shapes - from standard ray flowers to pompoms or fuzzy disks.
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Ring of Fire |
 'Ring of Fire': An AAS (All-America-Selections) winner with striking 5-inch wide pollenless flowers; bi-coloured petals in dark red around a chocolate brown center taper off to golden yellow tips. Grows 4 to 5 feet tall; late-blooming. |
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Teddy Bear |
 Sunflower 'Teddy Bear': I'm generally not a fan of overbred flowers, but I've fallen in love with the sheer zaniness of this one. Has soft, fluffy, pompom heads that make handsome cut flowers; 2 to 3 feet tall with lots of flowers per plant. A perfect plant for a children's garden (and anyone who is young at heart), as well as containers. |
