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Nekoosa, Wisconsin

What varieties of sunflowers are people planting for large heads? I planted a bunch of different kinds just to see what they can do. Sunzilla, Titan, Mongolian, Diane's strain, and some misc I can't remember.

6/14/2011 9:37:16 AM

Connecticut, USA

I have some seeds from one of my own sunflowers from a few years ago that I beliveve were Russian Mammoth seeds.

6/14/2011 1:28:33 PM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

How big did the head get Ken?

6/14/2011 4:50:52 PM

Connecticut, USA

The get about 13 or 14 inches across.

6/15/2011 5:16:23 AM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

The Sunzilla’s I grew 2 years ago produced heads between 20” and 27.5”. I was very disappointed last year when the 27.5 seeds produced plants with multiple small heads. It must have pollinated with some wild sunflowers growing in the area. I am going to bag the heads this year.

6/15/2011 11:26:33 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

mshy, where do you get Sunzilla's? Peace, Wayne

6/15/2011 10:49:26 PM

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

A woman was selling some on Ebay. It turned out not be be the actual hybrid but an F2 of Sunzilla. She grew out a field of Sunzilla's and saved seeds from them. They have the original at Renee's Garden I think. Tom Heaton is the breeder.

6/16/2011 4:30:42 PM