Happy Tuesday dear friends!
“The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.”
Psalm 65:12-13 (ESV)
It is hot and humid in our Appalachian Foothills. Pour yourself a glass of iced tea as I take you for a walk in our Summer’s Splendid Sunflowers. It is so hot, I think I’ll sip my tea and keep my comments brief!
My Renaissance Man (aka Butch) has been planting sunflowers for years. If I remember correctly it was the first flowers we ever planted from seeds. Sunflower seeds, unlike zinnias and others, are large enough that planting them isn’t so difficult.
I think the perfect description of this unusual sunflower growth would be twins! They appear to be a split from one, so I think we can call them identical twins and not fraternal!
Our sunflowers grew taller than ever before, making it difficult to take pictures and impossible to cut blooms without a ladder!
One of my favorite varieties is the ProCut Bicolor…
…Mahogany flowers with golden tips and a dark disk.
I can’t help but smile when I see a developing bloom!
We ordered a new variety from Johnny’s Seeds, ProCut Peach Lite. I love the softer shade and the honey bees agreed! RM said this was his favorite.
“Like a single sunbeam on a warm summer day, there is an exuberance and brilliance in a sunflower.”
~Unknown
Bees, birds, and butterflies are attracted to sunflowers. Birds love the seeds, especially the American Goldfinch as shown in Simple + Southern Sunday No. 608!
We had more unusual growth patterns this season!
I love the ease of using sunflowers in arrangements! A red watering can held A Sunflower Symphony!
Sunflowers and Patchwork had sweet memories attached!
As always, I appreciate your visits and gracious comments. Wishing you a delightful week!
Linking with: Between Naps on the Porch,Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda
Loved this and Sunday’s post and scriptures!
We are having iced tea sipping days here also! 103 degrees for us in the mountains is melting weather…sounds like you are melting too…more tea sipping! Appreciate you, God Bless…
Oh my, 103 degrees is really hot! Take care in this heat. Thank you for your encouraging comments, Sue!
I always enjoy your sunflowers! Your favorites are my favorites too! The bees, goldfinches, and butterflies love you because of your sunflower food.
Keep sipping your sweet tea and stay cool.
Happy Tuesday!
I am enjoying iced tea as I type. Thank you, Nancy!
I like the softer shade of the sunflower too. We are getting some of your hot hot weather this week. Almost 100 each day. Stay Cool and enjoy your ice tea. Hugs. Kris
Kris, take care in this heat. Thank you for your faithful visits!
Good morning, Pam! Your splendid sunflowers are such a cheerful way to begin the day! 🌻 I loved strolling through the years and revisiting so many of your beautiful sunflower tables, arrangements, and garden moments. Your gorgeous Sunshine Cottage surrounded by sunflowers always makes me smile, and I especially enjoyed seeing the many creative ways you’ve displayed these sunny blooms. Thank you for gathering so much golden inspiration in one beautiful post and brightening my morning.💛
Thank you, Mary. Sunflowers make me happy 🌻 I was hoping we might plant a second crop, but my gardener is tired.🧑🏻🌾 Take care, dear one!
Your sunflowers are so healthy and are simply gorgeous! I love all the varieties. Enjoy your week. Clara❤️
Thanks so much, Clara 🌻 Enjoy your week❤️
Who doesn’t love sunflowers? They are so happy and take your breath away when you see them growing in a field! You have a beautiful crop of joy!
Thank you Leslie Anne. A large field of sunflowers is breathtaking 🌻🌻
These are a treat. We don’t see these here till August unless greenhouse forced. They’re great!
Thank you, Jeanie!
Pam, this is a wonderful post! Sunflowers are a summer favorite for me. I was recently given a package of seeds and need to get them planted. Currently, I’m bringing them home from my local grocery store. I’ve been buying them in bulk, taking them to friends, spreading the sunshine of sunflowers. Thanks for the joy!
Sarah, sunflowers are a wonderful gift to bestow on someone. They certainly cheer a day. Thank you🌻
Sunflowers never fail to make me smile! The squirrels planted a few sunflowers seeds they gleaned from our birdfeeders, but I didn’t plant sunflowers this year and am so sad that I didn’t. Thanks for sharing the beauty of your sunflowers!
Thank you, Cindie! Sunflowers have the ability to cheer and bring smiles!
Awe Pam…a girl after my own heart with a post dedicated to my home state’s State Flower. I especially love the photo where it appears a cute little sunflower, not quite fully developed but with two eyes is peeking from behind a gloriously full and bright sunflower. I believe it is the 12th photo down. Do you see it too? ‘She’ appears so coquettish and sweet. Of course the song “I’m a Sunflower from the Sunflower State” is emanating from my lips as I read and type. It is no wonder that our State Bird is the meadowlark which sports a tan-ish body with a bright yellow belly and yes, I can also whistle his bird call song. I used to sit for hours in a field of sunflowers whistling and listening for the return call which the meadowlarks so kindly responded to. Of course I love Florida’s bird and flower, the mockingbird and orange blossom but the sunflower and meadowlark have my heart. hugs my friend🌻
Thanks so much Kari! Yes, I know the sunflower with the two eyes. Butch shared a drone photo on his Simple Southern Sunday a couple of weeks ago and it really looked like the sunflower had two eyes. When I think of your home state, I sing gold is just a windy Kansas wheat field, blue is just a Kansas summer sky…from our favorite singer! We have mockingbirds that take over our garden as they are building their nests and they get angry and squawk at us. I guess they are just protecting their young. The sunflower and meadowlark sound perfect. Hugs to you dear friend 🌻🌻
I haven’t always been a fan of Sunflowers Pam but recently I received a lovely bunch for Mother’s day & really enjoyed their bright long lasting display in my home. So I do appreciate them now.
I can’t get over the many varieties they come in either & you have a few there. I think I like the unusual growth too, something different. They’re a lovely display in your bouquets too!
Blessings sweet friend, Jennifer
Jennifer, one plus is sunflowers have a long vase life! A field of sunflowers makes me smile. Thank you and blessings sweet friend!
They do indeed Pam, that’s something I was totally surprised with. 😊
Pam, what a beautiful crop of sunflowers you have this year and so many different varieties. It must seem like a smorgasboard when you choose for your flower arrangements! And I can’t quite imagine having to bring a ladder to cut those – they are so tall. Thank you for sharing all these happy flowers and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week. Stay cool!
Thank you, Kim. We have never had them grow this tall! Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week!
Your sunflowers are magnificent, Pam! I love each variety that you have. I’m actually sitting in my patio and it’s quite pleasant. Enjoy your iced tea and stay cool 😎
Thank you Kitty. I know you enjoyed sitting in your patio with pleasant weather!
Pam, what a happy story! Sunflowers always make me smile. Even though it is very “hawt”, the frequent tstorms are keeping everything so green. Day 2 of PT and I was able to pull my arm straight up with the pulleys. This is an entirely different experience than 20 years ago. I am feeling very happy and blessed.
I am happy that sunflowers always make you smile as they do me! It has rained all around us and we have had very little. Yay, sounds like you are doing great in PT! You go, Roxanne!
Love, love the 100% pure sunflower vibes in your backyard!
Dear Pam, I’ll live vicariously through your sunflowers! The few times we planted them, some kind of critter came along and snipped them in two with sharp little teeth.
Meanwhile, let’s keep cool and keep the suntea going!
Sending love your way today.
Thank you, Linda sunflowers and suntea are a great pairing!
I love sunflowers but our birds kill them for the seeds. A local farm near us has a picking garden and they also sell sunflower bouquets. That is one of my treats during the summer.
Thank so much for your visit and comments. How nice to have a local farm that can supply you with sunflowers!
A gorgeously happy plot of sunflowers, Pam! I love both yours and Butch’s favorites, too. Last year I had a coneflower twin like you have, I called it my Gemini coneflower. Those weirdly grown ones are quite unique.
Thanks so much Rita. The sunflowers have been a little strange this year! Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you for all the smiles, Pam, as I perused one happy sunflower after another! Do you and Butch roast the seeds?
Nancy, I am happy the sunflowers made you smile. We don’t roast the seeds, we just leave them for the birds!
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This reminds me of our home in SC. My sweet husband, Kevin, planted sunflowers that grew way taller than him. I so enjoy those memories and am glad we took a lot of photos. Praying the Lord might bless us with a little land again so he can grow things. He enjoyed it so much. God bless you all!
Thank you Cheryl. Hopefully you will have a spot once again to grow sunflowers 🌻
I love sunflowers. I have many varieties. I love that new peach procut too and I don’t have it. Every year they entice us with new varieties. I have a Lemon that is as its name suggest. Pretty little but tall sunflower. I also have one that is very dark maroon. Need to keep better track of varieties. I save seeds from many of my flowers and sunflowers are relatively easy; however, I have to cover at least one of every variety with mesh if I want any seeds because Goldfinches are plentiful. I am purchasing non-pollen now which is easier for cut flowers. More types are coming out that way now. Happy gardening. Love your blog.
Happy gardening to you, Vicky. I love all the varieties of sunflowers, so many to choose from. I almost ordered the lemon, maybe next year. Thank you for your sweet comments!