Heirloom Seeds & Poultry
1878 230th Street, Calamus, IA 52729
(563) 246-2299
SUNFLOWERS
(16 varieties to chose from ) UPDATED FOR 2025
These can be used for both garden decoration and seed. Some are better suited for one purpose than the other. We struggle to compete with the birds for the seeds. Large patches tend to give us very small seed return as the birds get most of them prior to the heads being totally mature. Deer love the plants and destroyed our plantings multiple times in 2024
SEED TYPES
Arikara
Arikara- 85 days- 6 to 8 foot tall, sometimes multi headed. Seeds seem to come in an array of colors. Some heads get quite large. Pkt. ( around 100 seeds) $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Early Russian
Early Russian - 80 days- Quick maturing. Shorter, faster maturing version of Grey Striped Mammoth. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed ( 50 seeds) UNAVAILABLE IN 2025
Grey Striped Mammoth
Grey Striped Mammoth- 90 days- about 10 foot tall, big 12 inch heads, yellow petals, good bird feed. . Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Hopi Dye Sunflower
Hopi Dye Sunflower- 100 days- 5-7 foot tall plants producing small seed heads which contain deep purple to blackish colored seeds. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Mongolian Giant
Mongolian Giant- 105 days- Plants get abut 8 feet tall and produce nice shaped heads some close to a foot across. The unique characteristic here is the shape and size of the seeds. The seeds are striped and long in shape of a rather large size. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Rostov
Rostov- 80 days- short 6 foot tall black seeded early variety. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE IN 2025
Skyscraper
Skyscraper- 95 days- Very tall (to 12 foot), huge heads for seed production. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Tarahumara White
Tarahumara White- 110 days A tall (10 foot) seed type sunflower with pale orange-yellow petals and white seeds. (75 seeds/Pkt.) Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Titan
Titan - 90 days - Huge heads, strong stalks. We only saved seeds from heads 15 inches in diameter or larger. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed UNAVAILABLE FOR 2025
ornamental types
Evening Sun
Evening Sun - 85 days - Beautiful, reddish bronze colored single flowers. Gorgeous cut flowers. Pkt ( 50 seeds). $2.50 Certified Organic SeedUNAVAILABLE FOR 2025
Chocolate Cherry
Chocolate Cherry- 70 days - 6 to 7 foot plants are multi-branched. Flowers average 4 inches across with some variability in color. don't expect all to be exactly like the photo. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed
Italian White
Italian White- 70 days - 6 foot plants are multi-branched. Flowers average 4 inches across with creamy white petals. Pkt. $3.00
Lemonhead
Lemonhead- 100 days- I embarked on a sunflower breeding project 15 years ago and prior to our family dog’s arrival, sunflowers were always destroyed by skunks eating the grubs at their roots. I persisted with limited return crossing some wild Polish lemon yellow sunflowers with orange ones and offer this for trial. The flowers are a mix of single and double and are over 95% a bright lemon yellow. Flowers range up to 8” across, plants 8 foot tall. Pkt. 50-100 seeds $3.00 Certified Organic Seed
Multiflora Single Yellow
Multiflora Single Yellow- 90 days- 7 to 9 foot tall plants with many single yellow flower heads. UNAVAILABLE FOR 2025
Red Sun
Red Sun- a very attractive selection of Evening Sun that is mostly red shades. Birds love it and they are gorgeous ornamentals. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Sungold Sunflower
Sungold Sunflower- 4 to 5 foot tall plants with large double yellow flowers. Pkt. $2.50 Certified Organic Seed
Velvet Queen
Velvet Queen- About 7 foot tall, dark, mahogany petals, good bird food. Pkt. $2.00 (30-50 SEEDS)