Help!  by tinley23

Help!

Our sunflower is over 3 metres tall now, and still no flower. It was grown from a seed and planted straight into the ground once it had reached about 20 cm. What have we done wrong?
😳 Maybe it's looking for the sun?
August 24th, 2021  
You need just some more patience. I think
August 24th, 2021  
Anyhow, at that height, you might just miss the bloom :)
August 24th, 2021  
You’ve done nothing wrong at all; it’s just going to be gi-huge when it does flower
August 24th, 2021  
Nice shot. Will be very interesting to see when it does
August 24th, 2021  
It’s in there somewhere.
August 24th, 2021  
Amazing. Is it staked for supportÇ
August 24th, 2021  
WAIT!! It will flower, keep watering it though
August 24th, 2021  
goodness!
August 24th, 2021  
It's approx 2m 60cm bigger than any of mine - which aren't flowering either - so I can give you zero advice!
August 24th, 2021  
Wow that’s a whopper!
August 24th, 2021  
That’s amazing!
August 24th, 2021  
Jack and the bean stock came to mind...."Fee-fi-fo-fum".
August 24th, 2021  
Wow!
August 24th, 2021  
It could be that the seed you grew it from was a hybrid. All plants grown from seed show seedling variation, but plants grown from hybrid seed can revert to the characteristics of the parent plant used to develop the hybrid. It might be that height was a characteristic bred into this sunflower variety and you are getting that showing in this seedling. It might not flower or only have a small flower.

Interesting photo!
August 24th, 2021  
Wow it is huge, watch it doesn't turn into a triffid.
August 25th, 2021  
I have no advice but looking forward to seeing how it goes
August 25th, 2021  
Oh, my word, that's tall, but what a shame, no flower! We have several in the garden. None so tall, but all with flowers! Looks like you'll eventually get a flower though.
August 25th, 2021  
I think you need a taller husband!
August 25th, 2021  
Amazing! Like Jack and the Beanstalk! Do post a photo when it blooms ( like others, I believe that day will come).
August 25th, 2021  
@okvalle :D :D :D
September 2nd, 2021  
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