Bring bold color and cheerful charm to your garden with Red Moulin Sunflowers, an heirloom variety celebrated for its striking deep red blooms and tall, robust growth. Perfect for borders, containers, or cut flower arrangements, these sunflowers are easy to grow and add a vibrant focal point to any home garden while attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Annual flowering plant
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Height/Spread: 36 – 60 inches tall, upright growth habit
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Flower Color: Deep red blooms
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Light Requirement: Full sun
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil
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Special Traits: Easy to grow, long-blooming, pollinator-friendly, ideal for cut flowers
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow outdoors in spring after the last frost or start indoors 4–6 weeks before transplanting.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds ½ inch deep and cover lightly with soil.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 12 – 18 inches apart for healthy growth.
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Watering: Keep soil consistently moist during germination; water moderately once established.
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Germination Period: 7 – 14 days under warm conditions.
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Care: Support taller plants with stakes if needed, deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering, and provide mulch to retain soil moisture.
