Sunflowers

A while ago we bought a packet of sunflower seeds and I am surprised just how many different varieties have grown in the garden. Here are just three of them.

They look so bright and cheerful.

[Kathy A]

Wow, who would have thought! Lovely collage

[julia]

What beauties.. I planted 2 lots but they were 'old' stock that we found in the cupboard.. so guess not viable.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful and bright triptych of the cheerful sunflower!

[Issi Bannerman]

Nice triptych of yellow beauties.

[John Falconer]

Thanks fir the narrative. Great shots.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Denise Wood]

Lovely :)

[Ingrid]

Wow! They look very different indeed!

[Yao RL]

The one in the middle is a strange sort.

[Peter]

Beautifully captured and presented Babs:)

[Lesley]

How unusual. Lovely to see these bright and beautiful blooms.

[Annie D]

oooh they are gorgeous

[Valerie Chesney]

How beautiful & unusual varity's.

[Susan Wakely]

A lovely triptych. Especially like the pom-pom in the middle.

[Monique]

They do ! Beautiful

[Dione Giorgio]

Amazing! Are you sure they are all sunfowers? The only ones I know of are the right ones.

[Gosia]

Beautiful photos. Love sunflowers.

[Kate]

Nice triptych.

[KV]

Lovely.

[Lou Ann]

Lovely. I didn’t realize there are so many different varieties of sunflowers!

[Merrelyn]

What a lovely variety of blooms. I wouldn't have guessed that the middle one was a sunflower.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful sunflower collage.

[Hazel]

Just lovely!

[Joyce Lancaster]

These cheer me up on a what is a very dull wet day here

[Esther Rosenberg]

Beautiful shots to set up this collage.

[Margaret Brown]

They are very pretty, never seen ones as full as this!!

[Santina]

beautiful collage, sunflowers bring joy and in this winter time they are little suns

[Diana]

They look fabulous, so unlike the ones I know. Beautiful triptych.

[Bep]

Nice triptych.

[Pam Knowler]

Gorgeous!!

[Sue Cooper]

Beautiful flowers.

[Pat Knowles]

I never knew there were so many varieties Babs...really pretty they are too, I love the two left ones!

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful collage of these yellow flowers

[Carole Sandford]

How unusual! Lovely collage!

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful variety!

[Babs]

@sangwann Yes they are all sunflowers they are a dwarf variety called double delight.

@happypat I didn't know there were so many varieties either.

@julzmaioro Hope your old stock of sunflowers still bloom.

@kjarn @beryl @jamibann @johnfalconer @bkbinthecity @gilbertwood @ingrid01 @yaorenliu @pcoulson @tinley23 @annied @happysnaps @wakelys @momamo @gosia @k9photo @kvphoto @louannwarren @merrelyn @mittens @quietpurplehaze @thistle01 @dutchothotmailcom @craftymeg @santina @ludwigsdiana @gijsje @pamknowler @susiemc @fayefaye @carole_sandford @jacqbb I didn't know there were so many varieties either. They are a dwarf variety of sunflowers called double delight and they certainly are. I love the one in the middle too, so unusual.

[Helen Jane]

Oh those first two don't look like sunflowers atall, but aren't they amazing. Looking great together as a triptych.

[Mave]

Very unusual

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots of those pretty sunflowers
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[Islandgirl]

Oh what a pretty collection!

[sarah]

What a great collection the birds are going to love you

[Elizabeth]

Lovely flowers and each so different.

[Shutterbug]

Fascinating. I didn’t know there were so many varieties. Love your triptych comparison.

[Jane Pittenger]

Delightful and a reminder that Summer will come again

[Kat]

Love sunflowers, nice collection!

[Babs]

@helenhall The name on the packet is called double delight and I had no idea there were so many varieties of sunflower. They really are a delight.

@mave @pyrrhula @radiogirl @redy4et @shutterbug49 @katford Thanks, I didn't know there were so many varieties either.

@samae The birds already visit our garden because we put out bird seed and sunflower seeds for them. The lorikeets and corellas love them.

@jgpittenger It is summer in Australia Jane. Our seasons are opposite to yours.