Ya i have sunflowers growing,i was wondering if they come up again every year,or do i have to replant some.ty?

Question

how long do they live before they die.thank you very much for the info

Answer 1

Sunflowers are annuals. Sometimes seeds from one year will land in the dirt and germinate next year. But the best idea is to save some seeds from a mature seed head before the birds and squirrels eat them all. Keep them in a cool dry place and plant them next year. Sunflowers will usually die after they have had their flowers and the seeds have matured, or they may keep going till it gets frosty.

Answer 2

you might also get some volunteers next year.

birds love them and will start eating them right off the heads before you think they are ripe. a virtual certainty that some seeds will fall off and not get eaten. some of those will probably sprout.

Answer 3

You have to replant them; they are annuals not perennials. They will live up until winter but you wouldn't want to look at them because they're pretty much a brown dilapidated mess. Anyway, there are so many seeds produced that replanting is a breeze and you can start early for next year by germinating them indoors.

Answer 4

they should be replanted every year, however you may get a few volunteer plants pop up now and then.

Answer 5

They may reseed but, you do have to replant every year because they are annuals.

The majority of my sunflowers are done blooming and the birds are already trying to get all the seeds.

I have a bunch of sunflowers that reseeded themselves.

When the flower starts dying and the petals start falling out cut the flower off and let it dry out. Save it for next year and you will have seeds then.

I already have a ton of seeds saved for next year so that I don't have to buy them.

I have red sunflowers, orange sunflowers, and yellow sunflowers seeds saved.

I also have zinnia seed, cosmos, and celosia seed saved for next year.