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 ...

SUNFLOWERS ARE THE smiling face of summer. Golden lion-headed blooms bowing under the weight of ripe seed — a veritable bird and squirrel buffet — are a classic garden favorite. But let’s face it; we ...

I am a jealous gardener. I get jealous when I am out visiting a garden and I see a flowering plant that I have somehow missed incorporating into my landscape. Such is the case with false sunflower, ...

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Sunflowers (Helianthus annua) are among the easiest flowers to grow, and they thrive in the heat of our summers. Helianthus, the scientific name, means “sunflower” in Latin. Not only do sunflower ...

Since natural light may be limited indoors, artificial lighting is key to growing sunflowers. Use LED grow lights positioned ...

These plants swing both ways, you might say. Sunflowers growing densely in a field adopt a zigzag pattern, with neighbours leaning in opposite directions to grab as much light as possible. The ...

It may not surprise you that sunflowers have something of a thing for the sun. OK, that’s true of all plants, which is why they orient their flowers and leaves to follow the sun as it moves across the ...

It's officially sunflower season, with the bright yellow flowers brightening up homes across the country as they have finally come into season. The summer flowers can breathe life into a room and can ...