Helianthus annuus

The frost seems to have killed off most of the flowers in my garden but this is determined to weather it out! 18/10/18

@SylviaDavies It's lovely 🌻🌻🌻

It’s lovely Sylvia. Mine are long gone

#yellow #latebloomer

Gorgeous 🌸

Than you @dpkgujar

You're welcome 😊 @SylviaDavies

Morning all. Masses of seeds on my sunflowers. Any #advice please on how to collect/dry the seeds

Morning Sylvia....great photo 🌻

Morning Sylvia, I usually let them dry naturally outside in the sun and then the seeds will fall out with a good shake, I also leave some of the flower heads on the plant for the Finches to eat during the winter 😀👍🏼😀

Here, we cut the sunflower head off and set it in a dry sunny location with lots of air flow. Big heads will take longer to cure. After a couple of weeks, the seeds should turn almost black. Take your thumb and briskly rub over an outer section. If the seeds pop out easily, they're finished😊

Thank you @gjones @sieveheadsarah i think my main concern is that the weather is quite damp now with little opportunity for them to dry out or bake. I wondered whether i was better cutting the heads off and putting them in an airy under cover shed?

Yes if you have damp weather it's best to cut the head off now and put in dry ventilated spot.

Love this multiheaded sunflower! Its 360*

I'm using this as my bit of sunshine these days! Morning everyone!

And it's wonderful Sylvia. Good morning 🌻🌞

Morning Sylvia beautiful shot and a welcome bit of brightness on a dull day 😘👍

Morning Sylvia 😊🌻🌞

Morning Sylvia 🙋🏽🙋🏽🤗💛💛

The seed patterns fascinate me!

They are beautiful Sylvia, Mother Nature doesn't do things by halves. 💛💛💛

Never ceases to amaze me either jane!@pelly

#yellow #seeds

Guess what!!! At long last i have a sunflower! 🤗😊i have to pay credit to the birds though! 🐦🐦

It's October Sylvia, is that allowed? 😁😁😁

The birds must have thought the garden needed brightening up @pelly 😂

That's how we get most of ours too!

Fantastic photo

Yay!

💛💛💛🌻

Another smiley face to cheer you up on a Monday morning! 😃 🌞 🌞 🌞

Good morning Sylvia 🙋🏻

Good morning Sylvia. Such a sunny photo, 😊

Well thank you! 🌼🌼🌼

Morning gtagers! Like a ray of sunshine 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞! Loving this little sunflower! It's Friday! Enjoy! 😃

Good morning Sylvia! Very pretty! I much prefer the more compact varieties!

Good morning Sylvia 😀

Morning 💛💛💛

Morning @bigemrg me too!

Morning @yodamama @Keely have a nice day!

Morning Sylvia 🌻 have a great day@

Good morning Sylvia lovely pic

Good morning Sylvia @SylviaDavies lovely sunflower 🌻 hope you have a nice Friday 🙂

Good morning @SylviaDavies what a beauty 🌻

👌🏻📸👌🏻

Good morning Sylvia 🙋🏼

Thank you birds for planting this beauty! Looks like nature has been playing with the spirograph! ❤

Lovely....it does look like a spirograph design....

It's a beauty! Thanks to our feathered friends! 😀

Amazing

Beautiful 🌼🌼📸👏🏻

Beautifully intricate 🌻💛👌🏼

#sunflower #upclose #seeds

Thanks @rachelbrooks @yodamama @christineb @bigemrg @sangram

#macro

The birds contribution to planting 😃 any day now we should see colour 🌞

Oooh, gorgeous!

What a fantastic picture, detail on this is amazing 😀

Thanks @franshinegee @wilko 😃

#macro