Sunflower – Indian Blanket

SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET 

SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET . With all the beauty of an Indian summer, this brilliantly colorful Hybrid sunflower produces a prolific display on 4-5ft branching plants in many bicolor shades of rich reds, deep golds, mellow yellows and rusty rusts. It has twice the flower power of other sunflowers with a double ring of large outer petals. Many 4”flowers also display fluffy petals on the inner disc, making them almost semi-double.  Plants branch liberally.  Perfect in the border or as a cut flower.  Seeds are edible.

 Cultivation Advice SUNFLOWER – INDIAN BLANKET 

Days To Germination:  14-21 days

Optimum Soil Temp. for Germination: 68F-86F

Planting Depth: 1/4  inch

Spacing, Seed: 4-6 inch

Spacing, Plant: 24-36 inches

Plant Height: 4-5 ft

Light:  Full Sun

• Seeds can be started indoors 3 to 4 weeks before last spring frost.
• Or direct-sow seeds outside after all danger of frost has passed to a depth of 1/4 inch. Can be sown as late as 100 days before last frost.
• When seedlings are 2 to 3 inches high, thin to individual pots. Replant thinned plants.
• Protect from Snails / Slugs whilst young.
• Steadily harden off before planting out after all danger of frost has passed.
• May require staking / support in exposed postions.