Sunflower Seeds - Ruby Eclipse

BOTANICAL NAME

Helianthus annuus

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching

PLANT HEIGHT

• 60 to 72 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Multi-Flowered

COLOR

• Mixed

No worries if you missed April’s astronomical event; you can easily introduce a touch of celestial charm to your garden with Ruby Eclipse. Bicolor blooms featuring ruby-red and rose petals with a striking dark center set against a summer sky, Ruby Eclipse sunflowers make a dramatic statement whether in the garden or in a floral arrangement. A branching variety that stands five to six feet tall at maturity, Ruby Eclipse is a vigorous grower that will produce buckets of blooms all summer.

These seeds are coated with a fungicidal treatment that protects them from pests and disease during the seeding and germination phases.

• Benefits from pinching–the more you cut the more they bloom
• Seeds are inoculated with fungicide to help prevent pest and disease issues
• Excellent companion to cornflower and lupine

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 4 to 6 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual