Sunflower ‘ProCut White Lite’
Helianthus annuus
Description
An exciting addition to the ProCut line, ‘White Lite’ produces tall, ivory-petaled flowers with honey-mustard centers. This reliable single-stemmed variety is pollenless and is bred for commercial cut flower production.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 60 to 72 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 65 days
Plant spacing: 4 to 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Height: 60 to 72 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 65 days
Plant spacing: 4 to 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Sunflowers can be direct-seeded into the garden after all danger of frost has passed or started indoors in trays and transplanted out after 2 to 3 weeks.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest as soon as the first petals on a bloom start to lift off the central disk. Strip three-quarters of the leaves from the stem. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
Details
Description
An exciting addition to the ProCut line, ‘White Lite’ produces tall, ivory-petaled flowers with honey-mustard centers. This reliable single-stemmed variety is pollenless and is bred for commercial cut flower production.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 60 to 72 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 65 days
Plant spacing: 4 to 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Height: 60 to 72 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 65 days
Plant spacing: 4 to 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Sunflowers can be direct-seeded into the garden after all danger of frost has passed or started indoors in trays and transplanted out after 2 to 3 weeks.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest as soon as the first petals on a bloom start to lift off the central disk. Strip three-quarters of the leaves from the stem. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
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How to Grow
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How to Grow
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