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Current Sunflower World Records Giant Varieties hybrid giants: American Giant Hybrid (now available for spring 2005) Cyclops Hybrid Kong Hybrid (multi-headed) Paul Bunyan Hybrid Sunzilla open pollinated giants: Giant Single (Mr. Fothergill's) Giant Single (Unwins) Giant Yellow Giganteus Large Seeded Tall Mammoth Russian Ripley's Believe It or Not - Giant Sunflower (discontinued) Russian Giant Skyscraper Tall Gold Tall Single Titan grow for height: Norm Craven's 25 foot plant Russian Mammoth (Bott's Strain) Russian Mammoth - Baby Ruth grow for giant seed heads: Israeli Russian Mammoth (Diane's Strain) Russian Mammoth - Green Goliath grow for numerous flowers: Melvin Hemker's 837 flower plant |
| (above) 15+ foot Craven sunflower, grown in New Jersey, 2002. (below) Two more giant Craven sunflowers, 13+ feet on left, 12 feet on right. |
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