Helianthus ‘Sundown’
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Collapse ▲Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Beautiful red/gold bicolor (4); Fast to flower; Very uniform height and color, no pollen, axillary buds, very good flower form, overlapping petals; Dark green foliage; Long lasting, nice upright heads, petals stay on; Best of the dark colors, uniform grower, fast to finish; Consistent bicolor flowers, lots of stems; Very well received by consumers, color is unique and very appealing; Holds well, reported 8-10 day vaselife from florist and farmer market consumers.
Problems
Too short (2); Bad seed mixes; We actually had purchased a packet of seed and it went in early with some success, the trial pack was sown late and only had maybe 10-12 plants to grow – While we did better with the earlier planting, the end result was: neck droops, petal drops and general dissatisfaction after florists purchased them; Lots of stem deformity; Wholesale and retail florists felt it was too different from their normal sunflowers and they thought the flower too soft – Retail florists said they liked it but did not buy it – Consumers loved the flower; Big centers; No problems.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 2.7 | 28.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 71 |
| Range of Responses | 0-10 | 12-48 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 12-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Seedsense Ltd.
7, Bradfield Close
North Walsham
Norfolk NR28 oHL England
Comments
Similar to ‘Galoridia’, ‘Orange Mahogany’ and ‘Sunbrights’; Sowed the seed with the planet junior, so had erratic spacing – I didn’t thin too many out – I think customers are a little burned out on sunflowers here, so I didn’t hear that many exclamations of awe – Also sowed later than usual but seemed to be fine – Would grow again; Matured in 47 days, first in test row of 16 varieties to mature, average flower size was 3 2-4 inches; The Florist seem to love all sunflowers this year – I liked the Sundown because it seemed to not blow out so fast compared to other sunflowers – The color also was a deep, solid yellow and that was wonderful – We sold 10 stem bunches at $15 each.