This is my favourite dwarf sunflower. It produces masses of pom pom like flowers from many branches. Several of these in a large pot look fantastic.
The leaves seem to be tasty for every type of insect, slug and snail. I recommend that young plants should be protected with as many deterrents as your conscience will permit.
The sunnier the site the better. They prefer moist but well drained and fertile soil. Just as flower buds begin to appear I feed them with a soluble general purpose fertlizer. If you grow them in a pot, water regularly.
These hardy annual plants are grown from seed, which can be sown outside in April.
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