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Article: GOLDEN GLOW; Their lofty stems and dazzling yellow blooms are reminiscent of long, childhood summers - but perennial sunflowers will warm up winter, too.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2006
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Byline: CHRIS BEARDSHAW
FEW plants can carry an adult back to their childhood - but the golden sunflower does just that. Towering in stature and overflowing with personality, its fabulously positive blooms charm all those who enter the garden. It will be a joyous addition to your plot during both foul and fair weather.
Used singly, these Peter Pan blooms contribute warmth and optimism, while employed en masse they are truly mesmerising.
At this time of year, the most notable form the annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus.
Its familiar stout stems and broad, hirsute foliage carry dinner plate-sized, golden blooms that sing loudly at the ...