- Branching
- Annual
- Yellow
- Single (estimated)
Big Smile
Annual branching sunflower in yellow, blooming in midsummer, late summer, and fall. Golden-yellow flowers 3–6 in. across with a black center; the flowers bear pollen. Grown as an annual in every zone.
Single source · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Flower form
- Branching Single · 3–6 in (8–15 cm)
- Colors
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- Yellow
- Blooms
- Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 50–60 days from sowing
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 1–2 ft (30–61 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed Sow indoors: 3–4 weeks before last frost
- Botanical name
- Helianthus annuus
In the garden
- Occasionally severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
Origin
Johnny's Selected Seeds lists it as an open-pollinated, day-neutral dwarf sunflower that bears pollen and grows 10–15 in. in containers.
Sources
Where to buy
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Questions
Is Big Smile hardy in my zone?
Big Smile is an annual: it flowers and sets seed in one season, so hardiness zone decides when to plant it, not whether it survives winter.
Does Big Smile need full sun?
Big Smile grows in full sun.
When does Big Smile bloom?
Big Smile blooms in midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 50–60 days from sowing.
Is Big Smile good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Big Smile as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.
