====== Sunflower - Annual ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Asterales| 
^Family | Asteraceae| 
^Genus | Helianthus| 
^Common Name | Sunflower - Annual| 
^Species | | 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 70
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|     |     |     | X   | X   | X   | X   | X   |           |           |           |         | 

{{tag> april may june july august}}

 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | Oil| Bee food| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Garden_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Oil producing flowering plant. Annual & peranial types.
 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 20 - 45 cm apart  

Compatible with (can grow beside): Cucumbers, Melons, Sweetcorn, Squash  

Avoid growing close to: Potatoes  

Sunflowers need full sun and grow best in fertile, well-drained, moist soil with plenty of mulch. Sunflowers do not like to be transplanted so are best grown direct from seed. The giant or Russian varieties are preferred for seed production  
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Asterales Asteraceae Helianthus Sunflower - Annual Annual  Oil Bee food Full_sun Garden_bed }}