Moulin Rouge sunflowers: These sunflowers sport beautiful burgundy-red flowers and are an excellent way to diversify your garden beds. Medium-sized, they'll reach 6 feet at maturity.

Sunflowers need full sun, so check where in your yard gets 8 hours of sunlight before planting. You’ll want to till up your soil if these are going into new beds.

Brighten the day — and help improve your diet, health — with sunflower seeds This seed is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, notably linoleic acid, which has been linked with health benefits.