Sunflower: Cheerful Giants for Indoor and Outdoor Joy

Sunflower (Helianthus) brings instant cheer with its iconic golden faces tracking the sun. While typically grown outdoors, dwarf varieties can brighten indoor spaces with enough light.

Secrets of Success (Indoor)

• Light: Medium to high light indoors
• Water: Water when soil surface dry; keep drier in winter
• Fertilizer: Feed regularly with houseplant fertilizer
• Humidity: Thrives with misting, pebble tray, and/or grouping
• Temperature: Comfortable indoor temperatures

Outdoors, plant in full sun after frost. Choose varieties by height: dwarf (1–2 ft) for containers, mid-size (3–5 ft) for borders, giants (6–12+ ft) for screens and seed harvest. Birds love the seeds. A garden staple for all ages.