====== 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         |           |           |           |         | 
 ===== 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  Grow to 1 - 2 metres (4 - 6 ft) so need staking or protection from the wind. Protect seed heads from birds when ripening with nets or paper bags. Chickens love a sunflower head hung for them to peck!  Culinary hints - cooking and eating Sunflower Use seeds fresh or toasted or press for oil. 
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Asterales Asteraceae Helianthus Sunflower - Annual Annual  Oil Bee food Full_sun Garden_bed }}