What are the easiest flowers to grow?

[Oliver Buckle]

Sunflowers are great, but be aware they put something into the soil that inhibits other plants growing.

 

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Nicotiana get "mosaic disease" I found out spread by me brushing past them when I grew "nicotiana affins" a weird one that. Great plant though just don't grow it where your going to brush past it. Great smell!

 

[cntrlwagdnr]

Weeds.

 

[Eeilee]

Sunflowers are great, but be aware they put something into the soil that inhibits other plants growing.

Oliver how far away should they be placed away from other plants to avoid this? I had sunflowers mixed in among my moonflowers and amaranthus last summer.

 

[Eeilee]

Small sunflowers mixed in with moon flower vine and close by amaranthus

 

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Oliver how far away should they be placed away from other plants to avoid this? I had sunflowers mixed in among my moonflowers and amaranthus last summer.

I would plant them in a group on their own somewhere you don't brush past them but can sit out in the evening to take in their perfume. It's hard to know how big these plants get when you plant a mini plant not realising you are going to be pinning them back everyday in summer if you grow them too close to a pathway. My garden is different having a pathway right thru the middle to get access to my monster plants. They maybe weeds as someone pointed out but living in u.k. you count your blessings as I do they are evening heavenly scented wonders. So I would plant them tucked away where you can sit out and enjoy their smell in the evenings.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Oliver how far away should they be placed away from other plants to avoid this? I had sunflowers mixed in among my moonflowers and amaranthus last summer.

TBH I'm not sure, I became aware of it when the missus had problems the following year after having a group of small sunflowers. Not far I would think, most movement of things in the soil is vertically rather than horizontally. I can't remember what she replaced with, but they did miserably for ages despite me top dressing, then the badger dug them up.

 

[Eeilee]

TBH I'm not sure, I became aware of it when the missus had problems the following year after having a group of small sunflowers. Not far I would think, most movement of things in the soil is vertically rather than horizontally. I can't remember what she replaced with, but they did miserably for ages despite me top dressing, then the badger dug them up.

I think to be on the safe side I’ll grow the smaller varieties in a big bucket this year. I doubt the mammoth sunflowers would appreciate being grown in a bucket so I’ll skip those!