I discovered Flower Friday while visiting Lorilin@Bugbugbooks and decided to begin sharing some flower pictures from our gardens along with some information about them. Please check out Lorilin’s blog if you haven’t already for book reviews and more!
Last time I shared More Hibiscus. Here are other 2019 shares:
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Hibiscus
- Tiger Lily
- The Zinnia and the Swallowtail
- Yarrow
- Wax Begonia
- Monarda
- Mountain Mint
- Spring Blooms
- Rhododendron
- One Beautiful…One Interesting
- Persian Carpet Zinnia
- Hibiscus (non-tropical)
Today’s share:
Volunteer Sunflowers
In 2019 we’ve had three volunteer sunflowers show up. This sunflower here started right next to the house in a shaded area.
What a beauty it was. It bloomed early on in July and grew to be about four feet tall. This one was fairly short-lived unfortunately.
Here’s another one, only much larger. It came up way out in the pasture. What a nice surprise with all those heads!
It’s like Christmas in August.
This sunflower ended up getting about nine to ten feet tall. Now that it’s late August and the heads are packed with seed, it’s much shorter.
The final sunflower is out in the same pasture maybe fifteen feet or so from the other. I believe it’s a lemon queen, but I can’t be sure. I’ll be sharing that one next week!
Thanks for checking out Flower Friday. Do you have any volunteer flowers this year? Feel free to share below! Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
💙 Mischenko
I love your name, “volunteer Sunflowers”. I love the way they look and that last one is gorgeous. I didn’t realize one stalk would have that many flowers. Will you harvest the seeds? Enjoy.
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I’m not even sure who started using the name “volunteer”, but that’s what everyone seems to call seed that’s germinated the following year on its own. Those sunflowers were grown last year, but I can’t remember the name of them. I want to say “Skyscraper” but it doesn’t seem tall enough. Our sunflowers are open-polinated and could just be a mix of many. 😂 We will try to save some seed, but the birds might get there first! ❤ Thanks, Carla!
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Those yellows are wicked intense! Very pleasing to the eye.
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Glad you like them! Thank you. The one I’ll share on Friday is super yellow. Hope you have a great week! 😁
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Sun flowers are such happy flowers 🙂 That second one is amazing! So beautiful 💛
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I think so too, Cathy. They sure do make me happy too! 😉💙 Thank you!
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I had no idea they grew that tall. Strangest thing – I dreamed I was in a field of sunflowers last night. Forgot about it until I saw your post.
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I love the way their heads turn with the sun. These look so strong for being on their own in the pasture. Just gorgeous! 👍🏻
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It is really neat to see them turn! Thanks! 😁
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They can get 15 feet tall! We’ve had some big ones, but it’s hard to keep them up when the winds come without staking them.
That sounds like an awesome dream! 🙂 Have a great week, Teri.
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Those are pretty nice volunteers!
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I love the term volunteer when it comes to flowers. The volunteer sunflowers will stay in my mind. I just love Flower Friday, particularly on your blog.
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Thank you, Vanessa. I love that you enjoy the flower posts. I hope all is going well with you. 💜
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Very nice and I have seen those multi-head sunflowers. Also a little surprised you had one in the shade. I can understand why it didn’t last long–they are all about sun.
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Thanks! I think either the birds dropped it there, or it might be from old bird seed. It was nice while it lasted! 😁
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I love sunflowers!
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Me too! 🙂
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Love sunflowers. I actually see them a lot in gardens around my way. I’ve thought about growing them, but I don’t think i have space! 🙂
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We see them a lot too. I love when you see just one growing by itself because they always seems to be super strong. I hope you get to grow some one day! 😉
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Thanks, maybe some day. 🙂
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Awww sunflowers are my absolute fave😍😍🌻🌻
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Me too, Abbey! 😉
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I never have luck with growing sunflowers.
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Aw, I hope you keep trying, Jennie! 😉
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I Will!
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What gorgeous sunflowers! ❤ Also, I love your term "volunteer sunflower". 😛 Perfect way to describe a surprise flower like that. ^_^
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Thank you! I’m not actually sure where the term originated. 😉💙
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