The 2025 Sunflower Growing Competition

[Meadowlark]

As requested, the subject competition has been revived for 2025. This thread will serve as the home base for the competition including entries and discussions. Post anything sunflowers here.

Prizes (TBD) will be awarded for the following:

• Tallest sunflower
• Biggest bloom
• Most number of blooms on a single stem
• Most charismatic! Something that makes us smile

Here are the rules:

• Members with more than 50 posts at the time of the draw (15th September 2025) can enter.
• The choice of seed variety is up to you, as long as it is a member of the helianthus genus.
• Feel free to plant more than one if you like! The sunflower must have been planted this year; you cannot submit photos from prior years.
• You can plant your sunflower(s) in the ground or in a pot.
• You have until 15th September 2025 to submit a photo of your sunflower, together with the measurement. When taking a photo of your sunflower you must make sure to write your Gardening Forums username on a piece of paper and feature it in the photo along with the measurement.
• Please note that you can submit your entry at any point before the deadline.
• You can enter more than one prize category, but you can only win one prize. Prizes are awarded in the order listed above - for example if you grew the tallest sunflower with the biggest bloom, you would win the prize for tallest sunflower but not biggest bloom. The prize for biggest bloom would go to the next person in that category.
• Most charismatic sunflower will be judged by the admin.
• The winners will be announced on 16th September 2025, and the TBD prize will be sent to you by post.