Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops. However, sunflowers don’t play nicely with all edible ...

Sunflowers can influence more than just the look of your garden. Their natural chemistry can shift how weeds behave, making placement an important decision.

Whether it's a field of yellow or a bouquet of sunny blooms, a big, cheerful sunflower is one of summer's most iconic sights. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are known for being easy-to-grow ...

Bold, eye-catching sunflowers add a warm dose of color to gardens, borders, and beds—plus, they provide you with a bounty of edible seeds for harvesting and snacking. While gardeners love these happy ...

A decapitated field in Colorado is keeping a secret and holding hope of a new crop. Headless sunflower plants trade beauty for brawn, pumping growth energy toward leaves instead of seed. Inside the ...

A: They are lace bugs, small plant bugs that suck plant sap from the leaves. They are often found on the underside of leaves. The grayish ones are the adults and the smaller, blackish ones are the ...

UNION COUNTY — The outlook for sunflower seed crops in Union County appears solid this spring. Relatively warm spring weather means farmers will begin planting their crops in mid April, about two ...

Sunflower moth, banded sunflower head moth seed weevils (red and gray) have been detected in the Front Range area and northeastern Colorado. Usually these insects are active in sunflower fields ...

DEAR JOAN: What are the little birds that eat sunflower leaves? They don’t bother the blossoms or seeds, but sure peck away at the leaves. We have a plant right outside one of our windows and enjoy ...