1# LEMON QUEEN SUNFLOWER

Lemon Queen sunflower is a beautiful, pollen-rich variety known for its soft yellow blooms and pollinator-friendly qualities.

🌻 What It Looks Like

• Pale lemon-yellow petals (softer than typical bright sunflowers)

• Dark brown center

• Medium-sized flowers (4–5 inches across)

• Grows tall with multiple branching blooms (not just one head)

🐝 Pollinator Favorite

• One of the best sunflowers for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

• Produces lots of nectar and pollen

• Great choice if you want to support a healthy garden ecosystem

🌱 Growing Info

• Height: 5–7 feet tall

• Spread: 2–3 feet

• Needs:

  • Full sun ☀️

  • Average soil, well-drained

• Blooms in mid to late summer

• Takes about 80–95 days to flower

✂️ Garden Uses

• Excellent for:

  • Flower beds

  • Pollinator gardens

  • Natural-looking / cottage gardens

• Makes great cut flowers because of multiple blooms per plant

🌾 Seeds

• Produces seeds, but:

  • Smaller than giant sunflower types

  • Often left for birds and wildlife rather than harvesting