You probably got a seed of a multi-branching type sunflower. I used to
plant just that type for cutting and putting them in vases. Love to mix
deep burgundy, bright yellow, and soft yellows and give them as gifts to
friends. The more you cut the top flowers, the more branching will continue
through the summer. Yellow finches love to hang on them also. I grew a few
of the Giant Greystoke (large singular head), but they always got very top
heavy compared to the multi-branching type. Mine also seeded new ones each
year from seeds dropping below.

Enjoy your bouquets!!

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"John DeBoo" wrote in message
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I have 38 of these wonderful plants growing in my backyard ranging
in height from 3' to about 8'. Some are blooming and many are ready
to. All seem to produce one just one flower, at the top of the
stem. However I have one that appears to be contrary to what the
rest of them do. This bad boy has 16 buds on it so far that appear
like they'll become flowers. None of the other plants have this.
One at the top is opening as of tonight but the rest are identical
to it, just not open - yet. There are 6 of these are near the top
where it has forked several times leaving the bud at the very end of
each of the forks. The rest are at the very end of lower branches
that already have huge leaves. Is it abnormal for a sunflower to
produce more than 1 head?

Zone 7, Albuquerque - variety is Mammoth