i have harvested my sunflower seeds today. not all of them though as i dont want that many sunflowers next year am going to try and grow a different variety or maybe both

my question is if i grow velvet queen and giant yellow could i cross polinate them? all help would be greatfully recieved

On Sep 24, 2:44*am, agentelrond agentelrond.
wrote:
i have harvested my sunflower seeds today. *not all of them though as i
dont want that many sunflowers next year am going to try and grow a
different variety or maybe both
my question is if i grow velvet queen and giant yellow could i cross
polinate them? all help would be greatfully recieved

I hadn't a clue until I found this site:-
http://www.geocities.com/sunflower_i...Sunflower.html

It's very interesting since he's using the same variety as you want to
use, Velvet Queen. I had always thought that they would indeed cross
polinate - and that with different variety. I started to ponder about
my sunflowers. I have several which have grown into normal, tall
sunflower, see photo below, and which produces lots of seeds - a few
for me next year and the rest for the birds. But my son planted one on
its own, in a pot and it looks like a marigold, see photo. I am
therefore wondering if it hasn't been polinated by the others, though
they're not 'miles' away from each others, and perhaps has been
polinated by another variety, but perhaps not a marigold LOL!!

http://cjoint.com/?jypcVIKVtP
http://cjoint.com/?jypdmQeCaF

thanx for the help i will try it next year i cant wait now till seed sowing time