Sunflower 'Gypsy Charmer'
 
Gypsy Charmer explodes with vivid colors in the garden.  Three vibrant colors, lemon, red, and yellow, are fused into pollenless flowers born on branching plants. 
 
Gypsy Charmer flowers early, and pushes out a continuous stream of branches with pollenless flowers over many weeks.  It’s great for small mixed bouquets or simply as a colorful accent in your garden.  This variety will be a mainstay in your plantings every year!
 
Details:
Plant life cycle: annual
Site: Full Sun
Height: 60-72”
Days to maturity: 55-65 days
Sow:1/2" deep
Plant spacing: 18”
Pinch: when 18” tall
Approx seeds per packet: 20
 
How to Grow:
Direct seed After last frost, sow ½" deep.Transplant - Sow into 72 to 50-cell flats 2-3 weeks prior to planting out. Plants dislike root disturbance but sowing indoors and then transplanting the first crop outdoors can be a successful way to get first-early sunflowers. Pinching branching varieties is recommended to encourage branching and longer stems. Succession-sow every 2-3 weeks and/or plant multiple varieties for continued harvest.
 
 
How to harvest
 
Flowers can be harvested tight, when color first shows, or when almost completely open, depending on your market and preferred use. 
Dried - Flowers are completely open. Hang or use silica gel.
 
Vase life :
Strip ¾ of the leaves from the stem for the longest vase life. Will last up to 7 days