Helianthus annuus

Ooh. Love this 🧡

Gorgeous 😋 looks like velvet 😍

Thanks Nicola 😊 @jendren

Thank you Kerry. 😊 It's the first one to flower this year here. They really struggled to get going @kez001uk

Thanks Laura. It's not very tall, but is one of my favourite ones @columbiariver 🌻

@jeatacake mine too, still only have the 1. Hope yours all get a move on now 😛

The stop-start spring is to blame I think as it's happened with many other things I put out in mid to late spring @kez001uk Hopefully this warm weather will get them going properly 🤞

Never mind. Hopefully the surviving one will make up for it. The soil is usually too cold in spring here to sow outdoors & mice would most likely get them too. I always start them off in the greenhouse @columbiariver

@jeatacake that’s literally the only benefit of this weather 😫😩😫

I agree. Not only is it too hot, but all the local idiots can't control themselves 😒 @kez001uk

@jeatacake are the glorious neighbour family causing hot hell?

They were a little, but not as bad as I expected. Maybe too hot for them too 🙏 @kez001uk