Sunflower, Buttercream

The Buttercream Sunflower is a captivating variety known for its delicate and creamy hues. Here are some key characteristics and details about this sunflower variety: Appearance: The Buttercream Sunflower features pale, butter-yellow flowers with brown centers, evoking a sense of elegance and grace. The petals are a striking creamy-vanilla color, and the dark central disk provides a dramatic contrast, resembling a tub of butter. Growth and Blooming: This multi-headed, medium-height annual sunflower is an early bloomer, producing beautiful creamy-vanilla blooms. It starts flowering earlier in the season and continues into the autumn, making it a real winner in any garden. The branching flowers look great when planted in a block where they can support one another. Characteristics: Buttercream sunflowers are produced on plants that have multiple branches, with each plant typically producing somewhere between four and eight sunflowers during a growing season that can extend into the fall. It is important to note that the stems of Buttercream sunflowers are thinner than those of other sunflower varieties, so staking or other forms of support may be necessary in areas prone to high winds. Cultivation and Use: Ideal for borders and containers, the Buttercream Sunflower is a great source of seeds for birds and is also suitable for cut flower production. It is daylength neutral, producing consistent quality flowers, and is easy to grow, making it an excellent choice for both garden and cut flower production.