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I've never seen a sunflower with so many flowers,
is this normal?
25 flowers/buds
I don't see a file attachment on this post, for a pic.
Thanks Pat

7/25/2013 6:13:04 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

yes...there is a giant variety called Kong that has a lot of small flowers

7/25/2013 7:15:03 PM

Central NY

I believe the record is 185 blossoms on one plant

8/4/2013 9:40:29 PM

West Amwell, NJ

The Guinness World Record for the most blossoms on a sunflower was:

In 2001, Melvin Hemker of St. Charles, MI grew a world-record sunflower with 837 flowers on a single plant.

I called him back when he had the record and got some seeds from the plant. If I remember correctly, most of the plants I grew ended up with about 300-450 flowers on them. His plants grew very wide. Sometimes growing as wide as they were tall.

8/6/2013 1:59:34 PM