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Wed, Aug 7, 13 at 21:57
| has anyone ever seen a sunflower wih multiple buds on single stem? bought this seed (elf sunflower) from burpee website. a month and a half after i planted the seed, several buds came out on one stem (see pic) i always thought sunflower only produces a single bud on the top. does this mean my sunflower is not normal or had some desease? |
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- Posted by susanzone5 z5NY (My Page) on Thu, Aug 8, 13 at 9:26
| There are so many different kinds of sunflowers. Some have many branches and many flowers on each stem. |
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| Hi there, there are modern cultivars that are bred to produce multiple stems, for cut flowers. (The single-flower ones are used for oil/ bird seeds.) ---- The center/ top one tends to be the largest. But with some decent feeding, those buds will come along nicely. Some seasons ago, the communal gardeners planted a great annual display including pale multi stemmed sunflowers. Plus they definitely got the fertilizer right. Those specimen were a show to look at, and those side buds grew on quite long stems, more than a dozen per plant. ---- so, no, probably not diseased, just more fun when cutting a bouquet. have a nice summer, bye, Lin |
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I saved some Mammoth seed from last year. Here's one result.  |
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