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Author:  red beard [ Oct 2nd, '14, 10:48 ]
Post subject:  sun flower
G'day guys
Has anyone got some giant sun flower seeds in Perth
I planted some last year and not one came up :dontknow:
Author:  Urrazeb [ Oct 2nd, '14, 14:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
I got some. Pm me your postal addy and I'll flick a few in the post. Don't know how giant they grow, mine didn't get enough sun I think so were only about a metre tall
Author:  katmac [ Oct 2nd, '14, 14:30 ]
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Mine have had a 0% success rate this year too Red Beard :(
Author:  red beard [ Oct 2nd, '14, 14:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
Thanks Urrazeb
I really want the giant 6ft large flower as they will be in front of a 6ft fence.

:dontknow: You made me feel a little better katmac I don't know what went wrong with them last year
The only thing I can guess is the seeds were out of date or they got cooked in the shed (A reminder to keep seeds in a cool spot in laundry not hot shed) :oops:
Author:  Mr Damage [ Oct 2nd, '14, 16:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
Is this what you're looking for RB:

https://www.facebook.com/13720939299814 ... =1&theater

It only got to about 5ft tall (I didn't pamper it, in fact I neglected it) but it had a trunk like a Brickie's forearm and one large flower about the size of a dinner plate, as well as a few very small flowers close to the trunk... and the seeds are huge.

I don't know the variety, or it's history, it just came up on it's own out of some horse poop I brought in for the veg garden. It popped up in a bit of the veg garden that I was leaving fallow, I left it to grow, but didn't fertilise or pamper it, so it possibly could've reached 6ft or more with some love.

I have pics of the flower on the home puter, I've been meaning to post them on my FB page for a few days, I'll do it this evening when I get home, so you can see the size of it.

Most of the seeds have been fed to our Sun Conure, but I did collect some, you're more than welcome to some, but I can't vouch for how the next generation will turn out. PM me your postal details if you want them.
Author:  red beard [ Oct 2nd, '14, 20:30 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
:D that's the one I would like to get as many different types of large sunflowers as I can I've got 32m of front fence they are going in front of
Author:  Mr Damage [ Oct 2nd, '14, 21:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
This one actually came from a pile of Ellenbrook horse poop... so it's returning home! :mrgreen:

I just uploaded the rest of the pics: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 9392998146
Author:  red beard [ Dec 5th, '14, 07:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
Mr Damage the sun flower seeds have taken off they are 400mm high already and we are looking forward to see them flower :cheers:

:bigsmurf:
Author:  Mr Damage [ Dec 6th, '14, 00:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: sun flower
Good to hear... :thumbright: ...for their size the seeds felt a bit light, I was worried they weren't viable.
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