Helianthus 'Sunny'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities:
Saleable; Fewer blooms and larger; Good standard sunflower color; Thick stems, large attractive flowers; Large disk short petals, uniform; It grew well, had nice size stems, good stem length - lasted well, looked like a sunflower.
Problems:
None (2); Had a few dud flowers; Average cultivar in a group of plants with many great cultivars; Late to bloom, lots of bug damage later in season; I didn't like the large petals; We weren't impressed with any of these sunflowers. They didn't seem to hold up in the heat well, they bloomed really fast and seemed to attract more insects.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 1.3 | 43.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 124 |
| Range of Responses | 1-3 | 18-96 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 36-432 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner
600 Mamaroneck Ave.
60178 Harrison, NY 10528-1613
Comments:
Similar to 'Sunrich' and 'Sunbright'; In future will grow only 'Sunbright'; Good early, uniform growth but overall flower appearance didn't really stand out from the 'Sun' senes; I liked this one and will grow again B It seemed vigorous; Similar to many other sunflowers B it looked like the others so much - that I wouldn't grow it again just because I'm happy with what I'm growing and understanding the timing for planting to keep flowers blooming all summer; Single yellow - ray flowers consistent good stem length, dark disk, short ray flowers (.1 inch); Late to bloom; I got good tall slender stems on all the sunflowers and nice small 3; - 5; inch heads B They were used in wreaths and table designs and all the customers were very happy B 'Sunny' had insipid yellow color and malformed heads, all centers curled in on themselves.