Mezzulah Sunflowers

Here are some Mezzulah shots from 2009. These are fabulous large head sunflowers which produce lots and lots of large seeds. The seedheads become so heavy by October the sunflowers usually are bent double with the weight of the seeds. The seedheads are often the size of a large dinner plate. Amongst my fave variety of sunflower!
Above is the unfurling 'Black Beauty' sunflower. The flowers are sold by Laura Ashley seeds but you may be able to get them through other suppliers. They grow in tall clumps of flowers with several flowers to a stem. They take a bit longer to grow than typical yellow sunflowers in my experience. Under bright light or a camera flash they appear a deep marroon colour - a fantastic addition to any cottage garden.








Above a tall pot grown sunflower.....it is possible to grow them tall in medium sized pots if you choose the right variety. Right at the top you can see my 'mini field' of sunflowers I grew on the veggie patch in 2009. They made me smile all summer long : )