- Branching
- Annual
- Yellow
- Single (estimated)
Valentine
Annual branching sunflower in yellow, blooming in midsummer, late summer, and fall. Lemon-yellow flowers 3–4 in. across with short, rounded petals and a dark disk; 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 · 3–4 in (8–10 cm)
- Colors
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- Yellow
- Blooms
- Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 75–85 days from sowing
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 4½–5 ft (140–152 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed Sow indoors: 2–3 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 branching sunflower with a Fleuroselect Quality Award, blooming about 10 days after Buttercream.
Sources
Where to buy
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Questions
Is Valentine hardy in my zone?
Valentine 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 Valentine need full sun?
Valentine grows in full sun.
When does Valentine bloom?
Valentine blooms in midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 75–85 days from sowing.
Is Valentine good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Valentine as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.
