Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty'

Helianthus annuus

How to grow Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty'

  • Full Sun

  • High

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Autumn Beauty is thought of as half hardy, so remember to watch your frost dates and ensure you have this plant protected when the temperature dips. Autumn Beauty requires a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 5.7 - 8.1 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Autumn Beauty from seed

Ensure a distance of 4.68 inches (12.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.49 inches (1.25 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 13°C / 55°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Autumn Beauty about 21 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Autumn Beauty

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Autumn Beauty is a half hardy plant.

Harvesting Autumn Beauty

Sunflower Autumn Beauty Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin annuus meaning “annual”.1

Other Names for Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty'

Autumn Beauty Mix, sunflower

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