Are you a green thumb with a love for unique and gorgeous hybrid flowers?
There are plant and flower hybrids that we never even knew existed. However, plants, in general, can usually bring a sense of calmness and grounding that is comforting to a lot of people.
Many people felt that way about gardening at the height of the pandemic.
According to studies, plants help our mental state. Seeing the greenery does not only add beauty to your place, but it also helps clean the air in your surroundings, reduce the feelings of depression and anxiety, and create a sense of well-being that enhances your quality of life.
Since then, people have started to collect plants that they can easily tend.
Many people go for indoor plants, especially people living in apartments who don’t have access to a lawn. Others, who have that luxury, tend to add plants to their outdoor garden. People online even formed groups to show off the different plants they grew, especially when they reached full bloom.
One of the plants that people were raving about was the Strawberry Blonde Sunflower.
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Helianthus annuus, also known as common sunflowers, are beautiful on their own. But if you saw the Strawberry Blonde variety, you’d fall in love with its beautiful rose, pink, and lemon gradients that start from the inside and spread halfway through the petals.
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In summer, the blossoms can grow up to six inches – and it’s a perfect time to bloom being at the sunniest time of the year. This variant also grows fast and is well-branched. It has oblong to lanceolate leaves.
The Strawberry Blonde Sunflower is easy to grow.
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It prefers the full sun and needs well-drained soils, which are also moist, humus-rich, moderately fertile, and have a neutral to alkaline soil PH level. It is best to plant them in a sheltered location to protect the heavy heads from strong winds.
It does not require too much maintenance either.
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This hybrid fits perfectly into cottage or cutting gardens and is an excellent choice to grow near perennial borders. Others suggest that you place wooden dowels to prevent them from bending or snapping.
You can buy seeds online for roughly $3.
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After planting the seeds, it should take around a couple of months or so to reach its full height. Once the flowers are in full bloom, they can last for up to a hundred days, depending on the quality of the soil and the weather conditions.
People are raving about these wonderful blossoms because, why not?
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The way sunflowers grow facing the sun’s direction – and how the Strawberry Blonde hybrid looks like the sunset is kind of poetic in a way. Having these in your garden would make it a pretty sight to see.
Want to know more about another interesting sunflower hybrid? Check out this article about Chocolate Sunflowers.
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