Sunflower is a native plant in the High Plains region and as a result, sunflower insect pests are also native. These insect pests feed and survive on both wild and domestic (cultivated) sunflower ...

To be a successful gardener, it is important to have an integrated approach to handling obstacles in the garden. These considerations include techniques such as planting resistant crop varieties, ...

WELD COUNTY – Three major insects that infest and damage sunflower fields have been detected in the Front Range and northeastern Colorado, according to a specialist from Colorado State University ...

Maximilian’s Sunflower is a showy plant, towering above other vegetation when blooming. It likes full sun and dry to medium conditions. It has distinctive folding leaves without as many teeth on the ...

Sunflowers are easy to plant. Most varieties thrive in full sun (six to eight hours a day) and well-drained soil. Seeds can ...

Giants among flowers, sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) can grow up to 12 feet tall. Their round heads aren't a single blossom; they're made up of hundreds of tiny blooms that become the large black ...