Autumn Beauty

Branching with multiple flowers in autumn colors of oranges and reds. Flowers were 4-6 inches across. Plants were not even in height and ranged from 4-6 feet tall.

Big Smile

An extra early dwarf variety. Very large flowers with large centers. Many plants had multiple blooms. Bright gold-yellow color. Plants were less than 2 feet tall.

Holiday

A very attractive flower in traditional sunflower yellow. Many multiple blooms, about 4 inches across. Very uneven plant height, ranged from 2-6 feet tall.

Ikarus

Very attractive flowers, 4-6 inches across with dark centers and long petals. Plants were about 3 feet tall.

Lyng’s California Greystripe

Bright yellow flowers about 10 inches across. Long feathery petals with brown center. Plants were fairly uniform in height, color and size, about 7 feet tall.

Moonbright

Lemon yellow flowers with wide petals and dark centers. Big, attractive leaves. Plants were uniform at 4-5 feet tall. Flowers 4-6 inches across.

Moulin Rouge

Beautiful dark red flowers with black centers. Very eye-catching. Branching with 4 inch blooms. Plants varied in height from 4 to 7 feet.

Pacino

Dwarf plants under 3 feet tall with dark foliage. Very uniform, branching with lots of blooms. Medium yellow flowers with dark yellow centers, 4/5 inches across.

Ring of Fire

Dwarf plants under 3 feet tall with dark foliage. Very uniform, branching with lots of blooms. Medium yellow flowers with dark yellow centers, 4/5 inches across.

Sonja

This variety did not perform well in this trial. Germination was poor and plants were weak, spindly, with scant foliage. Plants were uneven in height, ranging from 2-5 feet tall. The flowers were pretty, with big rounded rich yellow petals and a dark center, about 5 inches across.

Soraya

This variety has similar flowers to Sonja, with the wide petals, but the plants were much stronger and healthier looking. Great color, multiple blooms, 4-6 inches across, but plant height was not uniform and ranged from 1-4 feet.

Sunbeam

Very large yellow-green center surrounded by short, bright yellow petals. Single blooms, 6 inches across, per plant. Plants were about 3 feet tall.

Sunbright

Similar to Sunbeam but with darker centers. Single bloom per plant. Plants were fairly uniform and about 5 feet tall

Sunbright Supreme

Similar to Sunbright but with smaller centers. Single, 6 inch blooms per plant. Plants uniform at about 3 feet tall

Sundance Kid

Dwarf sunflower; under 3 feet tall. Unusual bronze to yellow flower with a very uneven brown center. Petals tended to curl, making flowers look wilted.

Sunrich Lemon

4-6 inch, lemon yellow flowers with light green centers. Pretty color. Plants about 4 feet tall.

Sunrich Orange

Golden yellow flowers with an almost orange center. Flowers were about 6 inches across and plants were about 5 feet tall.

Teddy Bear

Big, shaggy, “pom-pom” like flowers on little 2 foot tall plants. Multiple blooms. Fun and different.

The Joker

A double, bicolor flower with dark red centers fading out to yellow tipped petals. Big clusters of 4 inch blooms on top of 6 foot tall plants. Very attractive.

Tohokujhae

Big double flowers, about 7 inches across, in bright yellow. These are shaggy in the middle with a single band of flat petals around the outside. Multiple blooms. Plants varied in height from 3-6 feet.

Valentine

Beautiful pale-lemon yellow flowers with very dark centers. This variety drew a lot of attention. Lots and lots of flowers about 6 inches across. Plants were about 4 feet tall.

Velvet Queen

Dark velvety red flowers with brown centers. Flowers were about 5 inches across on plants 5-6 feet tall.