Growing Zones 3 to 10
Page Number 47
Planting Season Spring
Plant Depth 2
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Flowering Season Summer
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Seed meats
Flowering Yes
Foliage Color Green
Flower Color Yellow
Germination 7 to 14
Maturity 80 to 85
Spacing 2 ft to 4 ft
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Genus Helianthus
Species annuus
Subspecies Mamoth Russian
Common Name Sunflower, Mammoth Russian

Sunflower, Mammoth Russian

#S03721
  • 1/2 Ounce
  • $3.75
  • 1/2 Pound
  • $9.75
Grown commercially for cooking oil, bird food, human food and an excellent poultry and rabbit food. Grows 5 feet tall or more with large disc-shaped flower heads. Mature seeds can be shelled and eaten. Sow in rows same as corn at 3 to 5 lbs. per acre or 1/4 lb. per 500 to 800 feet of row. 32 lbs per bushel.


Growing Zone: 3 to 10

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Own Root

State Restrictions

HI

Growing Zones 3 to 10
Page Number 47
Planting Season Spring
Plant Depth 2
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Flowering Season Summer
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Seed meats
Flowering Yes
Foliage Color Green
Flower Color Yellow
Germination 7 to 14
Maturity 80 to 85
Spacing 2 ft to 4 ft
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Genus Helianthus
Species annuus
Subspecies Mamoth Russian
Common Name Sunflower, Mammoth Russian