"Jim Kingdon" wrote in message
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The ones I would like get only about 3 to 4 feet tall, and have a
single
small head about 5" wide.

There are a bunch of sunflower varieties at:

http://www.southernexposure.com/Merc...ory_Code=SFLOW

Some of them approximate your description (to one extent or another),
others quite clearly say they are likely to need staking. Haven't
successfully grown sunflowers myself, though.


Staking indeed. Buy a stake, use it for 10 years or so. What a concept!