There are at least 70 different sunflower varieties in the world. Every year new varieties are added through breeding. Even if yellow is the classic sunflower color, you can also set great accents in the garden with orange, red or multicolored flowers.

Not all sunflower varieties bloom yellow

Annual or perennial

Most sunflower varieties are annuals. They are used up when the flowers have finished blooming. These varieties are not hardy and have to be sown again and again.

Perennial sunflowers are often hardy. They are perennials whose tubers, like Jerusalem artichoke, are even edible.

Plant tall or short varieties?

For tall varieties you need a lot of space in the garden. If you have limited space, prefer smaller varieties. This also applies if you want to grow sunflowers in pots.

A small selection of annual sunflower varieties

Surname height single/multiple stems flower color flower size particularities
tiffany up to 160 cm monotonous golden yellow 12 to 15 cm pollen free
Inara Orange up to 160 cm monotonous yellow-orange 12 to 18 cm pollen free
Pro Cut Bicolor up to 150 cm monotonous yellow-orange 12 to 15 cm pollen free
King Kong up to 450 cm multi-stemmed yellow up to 40 cm Giant Sunflower
miss mars 50 to 70 cm multi-stemmed wine red up to 15 cm for tubs
terracotta up to 180 cm multi-stemmed dark orange 12 to 15 cm pollen free
evening sun up to 200 cm multi-stemmed Red orange up to 20 cm long bloom
American Giants up to 500 cm monotonous yellow with brown eye up to 50 cm
titanium up to 500 cm monotonous yellow with dark yellow eye up to 50 cm
teddy bear 30 to 40 cm multi-stemmed yellow filled 12 to 15 cm pollen free
sunny smile 30 to 40 cm multi-stemmed yellow with brown eye 12 to 15 cm pollen free
Helianthus debilis / Vanilla Ice up to 150 cm multi-stemmed light yellow up to 8 cm good for drying

Multi-stemmed varieties and perennials bloom more profusely if you cut off faded flowers.

tips and tricks

If you want to harvest a lot of seeds for birdseed or for personal use in the kitchen, you should plant large, single-stalked varieties. These form more seeds than smaller varieties with many flowers.

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Vegetable garden