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Black Russian Sunflower - (Helianthus annuus) |
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Plants can be 12 - 15' tall and blooms are 8" across. Petals are a bright golden yellow and centers can be quite dark or quite light. Seeds are black and striped. A great plant for attracting birds to the garden.
The wild sunflower is native to North America but commercialization of the plant took place in Russia. It was only recently that the sunflower plant returned to North America to become a cultivated crop. Sunflower was a common crop among American Indian tribes throughout North America. Evidence suggests that the plant was cultivated by Indians in present-day Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. Some archaeologists suggest that sunflower may have been domesticated before corn. Annual. Approx 50 seeds per pack
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