Originally cultivated by Native Americans around 3,000 B.C., sunflower is a native North American plant that has become a worldwide favorite, valued for its beauty as well as its numerous uses, ...

Sunflowers are tall, cheerful blooms that bring bold color and pollinators to your garden. Most are golden yellow, but some varieties come in gorgeous shades of orange, red, or even burgundy.

When you hear "sunflowers," the idea of growing them in pots may be the furthest thing from your mind. But there are many types of sunflowers, and some of them perform admirably in a pot, provided ...

With the first couple of months of the new year behind us, gardeners are focused on one thing: the countdown to the outdoor growing season. Vegetable seeds that need to be started indoors very soon ...

If you dream of your flower borders and containers filled with glorious color this summer, May is a fantastic month to sow annual flower seeds. Many easy-to-grow flowers producing blooms of different ...

Winter can seem unending, especially for a gardener. So starting plants indoors may be just the way to jump-start spring. “You look online and you see people posting how many days to spring,” said ...

A friend of mine has a beautiful flowering plant. It's very tall with orange daisy-like flowers and she calls it a Mexican sunflower. I'm hoping I can grow it from seed. Your friend is growing a ...