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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cut Flowers
  • Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:35:10 -0400

On Mon, 16 May 2005 15:55:59 -0500, you wrote:

>Thanks Bob. But what do people do with them? I was kindof thinking of
>dried sunflowers to hang in bird cages as feeders. The problem here is it's
>too windy for a tall sunflower with a big head. Is there a short variety?
>

There are quite a few of them. I've grown some, and they
make terrific cut flowers.

Variety names of several: Music Box, Teddy Bear, Double
Dandy (dark red - this one's a stunner), Sunspot, Big Smile,
Sundance Kid. I can't remember any others, but they exist.

Most of these are about 2-3' tall.

They don't all look like the 'classic' sunflower. Here's a
picture of Music Box, for instance:

http://www.containerseeds.com/products/flowerpage.html#item213

(in a vase with two zinnias).

The petals are edible (as are the seeds), btw, assuming that
you don't use insecticides, etc. on them.

I have not had any problems growing them so far: no insect
problems, no disease problems.

Pat
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ContainerSeeds.com - vegetable, herb, fruit, and edible
flower seeds for successful container growing.
http://www.containerseeds.com




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