Aalsmeer King Size Mix sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Aalsmeer King Size Mix (A)'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 10 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral, acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Aalsmeer King Size Mix' sunflower (Helianthus annuus 'Aalsmeer King Size Mix') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and can reach 120 inches tall, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit the yellow blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Birds also seek out the seeds.
Pairs well with Golden tickseed, Double Click Snow Puff cosmos, and Red fescue.