I'm having the hardest time growing the mamoth sunflower in Arkansas. It reaches a certain point when the head is being pollinated, then the head get very heavy and begins to droop. Is it dying?
2007-07-29 02:43:11 · 5 answers · asked by Don 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
That is Nature's way of protecting the seeds from rain after they have set. So no worries :0)
2007-07-29 06:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, normal. They get too heavy for the stalk to totally support them. As long as they are not rotting or falling to the ground, they are normal. Probably a chemical reaction as the result of pollination that tells the head to drop the ray flowers and head and concentrate on filling out the seeds.
2007-07-29 02:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the heads on mammoths droop. Mine droop and I'm pretty sure it's because they are gigantic and a bit too heavy to stay up.
Besides, I really like standing under them because it seems like they are all look down at me. Kinda makes me feel like a child again :)
2007-07-29 02:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's pretty much normal for a sunflower. I don't think there is anything you can do about it. Maybe a little more fertilizer next year to help strengthen the stem but my sunflowers do that and they are not mammoth.
2007-07-29 02:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Charlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing wrong with it, mine do it all the time.
I use twine to tie the head up, so that the beautiful flower can be displayed for all to see.
2007-07-29 03:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by Krispy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋