Graham Watlow's sunflower which is nine and a half feet tall (Image: Submitted) Graham Watlow, of Palgrave Road in Great Yarmouth, planted his sunflower from seeds that doves and pigeons had spilled ...
The plant reached 9ft 6in ... The current record for the tallest sunflower in Britain is held by Richard Hope, of Wigan who set the record in 2012 with a whopping 26ft specimen.
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The largest sunflower varieties grow to over 16 feet in height, while smaller varieties have been developed for small spaces and containers and rarely grow larger than a foot tall. The flower ...
If you wanted to grow a sunflower, you will need to ... the seed will slowly grow strong roots and a tall green stem with a big yellow flower at the top. If the seed doesn't get enough water ...