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kellydz Galesburg, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 19, 2010

I planted a mix packet from Burpee and when the first ones bloomed they were beautiful bi-colored with rust colored petals fading to buttery yellow. Fast forward a week or so and all the other ones are blooming. Now the first ones are all droopy. Like everything looks fine on the plant except the head tilts down. Any idea why???

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JulieQ Bella Vista, AR(Zone 6b) Jul 20, 2010

Hi kellydz, I planted a few sunflowers behind my black-eyed susans and now they are bending down like two parents hovering over the babies. haha
I'm not sure, but I wonder if the heads are getting heavier with seeds?

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Jul 20, 2010

It's the way they grow. See the droopy one on the left compared to the erect one that's on the right? The weight of the seed is probably why they droop, as Julie said.

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kellydz Galesburg, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 20, 2010

Thanks ladies. Glad to hear I am not doing something wrong. It is a bummer though. They just don't look as cheerful that way.

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Jul 20, 2010

Right - not as cheerful. If they had to advertise the truth they'd show them in all stages, not just when they look their best.

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Jul 20, 2010

I let my grandkids plant sunflowers this year and my granddaughter was so sad when she came by for her weekly check and saw some of them like that. She was so upset and thought they were going to die. It made for a good "learning moment" though.

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flsusie New Port Richey, FL Aug 28, 2010

there are new varieties out there that don,t have such large centers for seeds to develop. wild parrots devastate mine b4 they droop

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amorecuore Ft Lauderdale, FL(Zone 10a) Aug 28, 2010

My brother, in Sarasota, FL, had problems with wild parrots landing on his Sunflowers. They were even landing on the Sunflowers that hadn't opened, and their weight was snapping them stems. I told him to remove the Sunflowers immediately after the blooms fade and not let them go to seed. He can't collect any seeds, but the parrots are no longer a problem.

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