







Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Daucus carota

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Papaver paeoniflorum

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus

Zinnia elegans

Didiscus caerulea

Zinnia elegans

Helichrysum bracteatum

Centaurea cyanus

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia elegans

Centaurea cyanus

Limonium sinuatum

Rudbeckia hirta

Zinnia elegans

Bupleurum rotundifolium

Zinnia elegans

Eryngium planum
When growing sunflowers on our farm, the following applies:
(1) we always start expensive sunflower seeds indoors
(2) cheap seeds can be sown directly into flowerbeds, or even scattered around the garden
(3) we never grow sunflowers in the same place for multiple years in a row
(4) spacing affects flower size (tighter = small flowers, wider spacing = large flowers)
(5) sow sunflowers successively throughout the season
Those are the most important points for growing sunflowers, but first things first...
In our offer, you will find sunflower seeds from the ProCut series. ProCut is like the Porsche of sunflowers — single-stem pollen-free sunflowers intended for cutting. These are more expensive seeds, i.e., we recommend starting indoors.
We also have Evening Sun, Earthwalker, Skyscraper, and Autumn Beauty sunflowers in our assortment; you can sow these straight into flowerbeds or just scatter them around the garden. Although they are not bred specifically for cutting, we like them for their novel colors and at least you can make a comparison in your garden.
For seeds from the ProCut series, choose a larger seed tray, sow individual seeds into it, and cover with 2 cm of substrate. Seeds germinate in a few days at a temperature of 10 - 20 °C. In about 2 - 3 weeks, you will have beautiful seedlings that you can transplant into the flowerbed. It is ideal to harden off the seedlings for at least a week.
If you still want to sow directly into flowerbeds, wait until the soil temperature is at least 7 °C, which is around mid-May. Cover seeds with ~ 2 cm of soil. Germination will be slower compared to starting indoors.
Sunflowers begin to bloom when the days shorten, which is why we associate them with autumn. If you plant sunflowers right after the last frost (mid-May), the sunflower will elongate during the long days and high temperatures and create long stems. As autumn approaches, it will start to bloom.
So don't be afraid to plant sunflowers successively throughout the year; we recommend every 2 - 3 weeks so that you have a supply of flowers.
We plant at a spacing of 15 - 30 cm apart. Remember that the more space you give a sunflower, the larger the flower it will create. For our purposes, we try to plant sunflowers as close to each other as possible to create more compact flowers that we can use in bouquets. We never pinch sunflowers. The sunflower creates such a robust stem that it does not even need any form of support; it holds itself. However, if strong rains and winds are frequent in your area, rather provide the sunflowers with some form of support.
Once the sunflower blooms color up, you can harvest. If you grow for cutting, however, harvest before all petals unfold. We recommend harvesting in the cooler part of the day and without dew, ideally in the morning.
To store harvested sunflowers, we recommend removing all leaves from the stem; you can leave a few top leaves. Sunflowers can be stored at a temperature of 2 - 4 °C for up to a week.
In a vase, sunflowers last 7 - 10 days; some types, especially the pollen-free ones, last up to 15 days with proper care (trimming stems and changing water). A trick for longer sunflower life in a vase is to sear the ends of the stems or scald the ends in hot water.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.







Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Daucus carota

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Centaurea cyanus

Zinnia elegans

Cosmos bipinnatus

Centaurea cyanus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Saponaria vaccaria

Zinnia elegans

Nigella damascena

Centaurea cyanus

Helianthus annuus

Centaurea cyanus

Delphinium consolida

Cosmos bipinnatus