Sunflower MAXIMILIAN Perennial Flowers Butterflies Finches USA Non-GMO 100 Seeds

100% Pure Seed – Non-GMO – Fresh for Season - can be planted in Spring, Summer or Fall

PRODUCT INFORMATION :

Maximilian Sunflower is a tall (3-8 feet) perennial sunflower with yellow flowers up to 3 inches across. This plant’s tubers were an important food source for western tribes of Native Americans. Found from southern Canada south to North Carolina, Kentucky and Texas, this plant tolerates full to partial sun, dry to moderate moisture, and a wide range of soils. It blooms from late August to October and flowers attract honey bees and wild bees. Serves as an important wildlife plant – deer forage on leaves and birds eat the seeds.

A way to insure germination is to cold stratify perennial seeds.

Stratification. This is the most common way to break your seeds out of dormancy. Essentially, you are simulating a short winter for the seed by placing it in the refrigerator. Most seeds carry inhibitors that prevent them from germinating until warmer temperatures arrive in the spring.