Ruby Eclipse Sunflower Seeds-Annuals Seeds - Sunflower, 25 seeds

Quantity: 25 Seeds / pack

Ruby Eclipse (Helianthus annuus) is a branching bicolor sunflower with painterly blooms in deep burgundy-red edged and tipped with cream, around a rich chocolate-brown center — no two flowers exactly alike. Plants reach 5 to 7 feet tall and produce many blooms per plant.

A useful bonus: the blooms are pollen-free, so cut stems do not shed messy pollen indoors and are kinder to allergy sufferers. Flowering runs from midsummer to frost.

Why choose our seeds?

• Bicolor blooms in burgundy-red and cream with a chocolate center, each one unique
• Pollen-free flowers — clean cut stems, better for indoor arrangements
• Branching 5–7 ft plants with a long bloom season, midsummer to frost

How to grow Ruby Eclipse Sunflower seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start indoors 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost in peat or paper pots; transplant carefully.
• Outdoors: Direct sow outdoors after the last frost, once soil is above 70°F (21°C) — preferred method.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Sow 1/2 to 1 inch deep.
• Sow successions a few weeks apart for continuous cutting.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Full sun.
• Temperature: Soil temperature 70–75°F (21–24°C) for germination.
• Humidity: Water consistently until established.

Germination

• Germination in 7 to 14 days.
• Thin to the strongest seedling per spot.

Transplanting

• Transplant with care after the last frost; sunflowers resent root disturbance.
• Spacing: 18 to 24 inches apart for branching types.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun all day.
• Water: Regular water while young; established plants handle dry spells. Avoid heavy nitrogen.
• Fertilizer: Light feeding at planting if soil is poor; excess nitrogen grows leaves at the expense of flowers.
• Cut stems when petals just open for the longest vase life; strong lateral stems are ideal for bouquets. Stake in windy sites.

Bloom Time:

Blooms from midsummer until frost.