Helianthus, Annual Sunflower, Common Sunflower 'Teddy Bear'

Beautiful flower and one of the favorites at the office (although the stem is bulky and doesn't make for the best cut flower). The reas...Read Moreon for the neutral is that they don't attact the bees like the other sunflowers do and I want to help the bee population. At least they don't for me.

Ordered 2 packets from Millington Seed Co. 6 days ago. They arrived yesterday. Just opened the package an hour ago. ( Fingers crossed) Ni...Read Morece bubble wrapped package, and a sheet of paper inside for extra coziness.) I'm rambling.... I also recieved a pack of radish seeds, although I wasnt charged for it, and I didnt order any. Either way, I wont bother the company for it. So, hopefully they'll grow. I'll take photos and details.

A great dwarf "teddy bear" type, with fuzzy double flowers. Branched stems have many flowers per plant. I got lots of comments on this pl...Read Moreant from other gardeners! Produces the occasional single for me, but mostly double.

Edited to say: this comment was about the dwarf sunflower 'Sungold Dwarf', not 'Teddy Bear'. I don't know how it got added in the wrong place!

I grow the dwarf teddy bears every year. My plants get about 2 ft high and usually have 10 - 15 blooms on them. I always get lots of co...Read Morempliments on my sunflowers, especially these. Also, the gold finches love the seed - - so I leave the flower heads alone until the birds are finished with them.