Wednesday 6 August 2014

Sunflower…

Here it is. My one sunflower from the packet of seed that I found lost in my seed draw, the packet that should have been used by 2008. I knew that there was little chance of them taking, but even so I sowed around a dozen of the shrivelled husks in individual pots and put them in the greenhouse. Hoping but not really expecting any of them to grow.

This one must have been particularly hardy, a survivor, a sunflower with the will to live, because despite all the odds it grew and grew and now stands a proud eight feet tall in my backyard enjoying the sunshine and soaking up the rain.

I find it amazing that anything can grow so tall in just a few months - from tiny seed to mighty plant in a season. To give you an idea of just how big it is, that's a standard size hanging Basket on the right and that grey trowel handle in the foreground is eight inches long.

I like my sunflower so much that next spring I shall plant more sunflower seeds, and this time I’ve bought a new packet. 



15 comments:

  1. Jayne Butterworth on FB
    One of pauls faves andrew. Inspired me to buy some seeds and that takes some doing! Green fingered i am not but i do love flowers and paul never buys me any! Buys me everything else ha ha! X

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    1. Andrew Height
      So did they grow Jayne Butterworth

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    2. Jayne Butterworth on FB
      Not got em yet! Mean will buy some to plant! X

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    3. Andrew Height
      Next year then Jayne, but buy your seeds in the sales now.

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  2. Gloria Brown on FB
    Oh it's lovely, reminds me of Little Weed in The Flower Pot men!

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    1. Andrew Height
      Actually Gloria it did say 'weeeeed' to me this morning and all I could reply was 'blob-hob-di-plob weed.'

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    2. Gloria Brown on FB
      He he!

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    3. Andrew Height
      Of course Slobercoch spoiled the moment when he savaged Spot the Dog.

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  3. Tim Preston on FB
    Sunflowers are a favourite of mine

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    1. Probably the happiest of flowers Tim. Unless of course your name is Vincent.

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    2. Tim Preston on FB
      Ha ha!

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  4. Last year, a huge sunflower appeared from nowhere. The seed must have been dropped by a bird. The resulting seeds were fed back to the birds.

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    1. I love it when plants appear from nowhere. Unless they are triffids of course.

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  5. Peter Burns on FB
    Very impressive

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