For many of us, sunflowers are a rite of passage into gardening. I expect you might recall growing lofty sunflowers at school or with a family member, hopefully with some success, at least in memory.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many wonderful sunflower varieties, in colors from the lightest yellow to the deepest almost-black red. And they come in ...

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), known for heralding the arrival of summer, are easy to grow. These flowers are heat-tolerant, pest-resistant, and can quickly grow to the height of an average adult. As ...

Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and are a boon to cut-flower patches and pollinator gardens alike.

Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops. However, sunflowers don’t play nicely with all edible ...

We all know sunflowers (helianthus), as they are one of the most recognizable flowers. Their brilliant color and rustic charm endear them to young and old, gardener and painter. They grace gardens and ...