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What varieties of sunflowers are there?

The varieties of sunflowers are: black swan, yellow disc, music box, torch, Titan, Tarahumara, summer lemon, a bunch of sunshine, solar eclipse, fire ring and so on.

Black swan: millet, with erect stems, round, angular, hard quilt, and the hard quilt color is white or black. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to September. Leaf blade with broadly ovate shape usually alternate with acute or acuminate apex, with 3 veins at the base, coarsely serrated edges, rough and thin sides, and long stalk.

Yellow plate: the average diameter of flower heads is 4 to 5 inches, and the highest is 1.5 meters. The seeds are edible or fed to birds, with golden color, flowering size of 15-30 cm, and the flowering period is late summer and early autumn.

Music box: It's also a black heart plate, the color of petals changes from beige to chestnut, with a little beauty of sunset. There are white rough leaves on the stems, small disks, narrow petals, and gold is a little transparent under the light.

Torch: The pillar of Mexican sunflower, which has been growing in gardens since 1950s. It is a dwarf variety growing in a small garden or container, with a plant height of 0.6- 1 m.

Titan: It is one of the top 20 varieties of sunflower. It is the tallest sunflower and the largest sunflower. This plant grows to 3.6 meters, up to 7 meters, and its head diameter can easily reach 50-60 cm. Variety characteristics-stout branches, huge leaves and flower discs, seeds can be eaten and sown.

Tarahumara: An excellent traditional sunflower, originally thought to have been introduced to the United States through Canadian or Russian Mennonite farmers. This variety was adopted by the Tarahumara tribe in northern Mexico.