Are These Sunflowers ?

[Nyboy]

I have a bird feeder next to a window box. The window box is planted with Johnie jump ups. I have notice something growing among them. What are they ?

 

[thistlebloom]

They do look like the little black oil sunflowers that pop up.

I like that picture!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

yep!, they're sunflowers.....and Johnny Jump-ups.

 

[Nyboy]

Do black oil sunflowers get as large as regular sunflowers? can they be transplanted ?

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

they get tall for me but the heads will only get about 8" across. usually there will be many blooms that are smaller.

 

[Jared77]

Transplant them and see what happens. Not like there's a shortage of those seeds or critters to plant them for you

 

[digitS']

They are tall for transplanting.

I treat sunflowers like melons, cukes and squash. Move them fully soaked and with as little soil disturbance as possible.

Really, sunflowers transplant well but those are past the age of any sunflowers I've ever tried to move.

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

By this time I usually have the window boxes changed from pansy to summer annual. The johnie jump ups doing so well I don't want to pull them yet.

 

[seedcorn]

The sunflowers you buy for bird seed are hybrids. So you can expect anything in terms of height, flower width and number of flowers per plant.

 

[ninnymary]

Seems like you are going to have to transplant them since they will be too tall/big for that tiny window box.

Mary