You can enjoy the inspiring beauty of fall colors throughout the summer with this multi-branching sunflower variety. With all the colors of a hardwood forest in autumn and their long stems, they are excellent for cut flowers and look absolutely stunning in vases on their own. Each plant produces numerous bold, beautiful flowers in a variety of autumn shades over an extended period. The sunflower plants will start to bloom in late summer and keep blooming until the frost starts. Some plants may have as many as 20 blooms or more open at one time. Each plant bursts forth with multiple 6-8 inch flowers in a showy mixture of solid and bi-colors in shades of yellow, gold, and burgundy, around chocolate brown centers. These bushy plants will grow approximately 5 feet high and they sometime need staking for support. The autumn beauty mix can be used to make a tall annual hedge, or you could plant them at the back of the border. They're a must-have flower for children. Harvest bouquets in early morning or late afternoon hours. Collect flowers that are the almost completely open. Remove leaves below water line. The cut flowers have a vase life of 6 to 10 days. Sequential plantings every 2--4 weeks apart will provide continuous color and bouquets. Overhead watering is not recommended. Hardiness zones : 3-9, (-37c/-35f, -5c/25f). The sunflower requires full sun, and is adapted to a wide range of soil types but prefers well drained soil with a ph of 6.5---7.5. Fertilizer should coincide with plants needs & general health. The sunflowers need water when the top 3 in of soil is dry.