Giant Big Mammoth Sunflower

Bag of 20 seeds

This giant variety is most spectacular. It generates gigantic flowers whose diameter reaches up to 30cm and 2.5 to 3.5 m in height. Firmly anchored, it does not need to be staked. It can even be used as a tutor for other plants (flower or vegetable climbers). When ripe, it produces fleshy seeds that are a good source of protein for humans, birds and squirrels alike.

Sowing depth: 2 cm

Optimal germination temperatures: 20 to 30°C

Time for germination: 7 to 21 days

When to sow: sow indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost date in your area or direct sow after all risk of frost

Draw a line in the soil (in a pot or in the ground), then sow the seeds there.

Transplanting outdoors (for seedlings started indoors): when all risk of frost has passed

Distance in the garden: between plants 45 to 60 cm and between rows 60 cm

Plant height: 200 cm
Soil: well-drained, fertile, rather dry
Exposure: full sun
Maturation: 75 to 90 days
Specificity: grows well in pots