11 Of Our Favorite Sunflower Varieties

This bloom has a burgundy center with light yellow petal tips. It is a single-stalked plant that grows 5 to 6 feet tall. It's pollenless and yields long-lasting cut flowers.

This variety has a brown center and yellow-orange petals. Like the Pro Cut Red/Lemon Bicolor variety, it is a single-stalked plant that grows 5 to 6 feet tall and produces pollenless, long-lasting cut flowers.

We love the burgundy center and light yellow petal tips on this sunflower. It too is a single-stalked plant that grows  5 to 6 feet tall and produces pollenless, long-lasting cut flowers.

This variety is our editors' favorite pick. It has gorgeous, chocolate-colored flowers that form on a branching plant with multiple blooms. It grows 4 to 5 feet tall.

This medium sized variety has a brown center and bright red-and-golden yellow petals. It is a branching plant with multiple blooms that grows 4 to 5 feet tall.

This beautiful species has golden yellow flowers that vary slightly in shape from more common varieties. It is a branching plant with multiple blooms that grows 4 to 6 feet tall. Goldfinches love the seeds from this variety.

This dwarf variety produces fiery copper-red flowers. It grows 1 to 2 feet tall, clocking in at about knee-high height, which is how it earned the name "little becka." It is a branching plant where the central heads open first, then followed by the numerous branches.

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These flowers have yellow petals with slight orange and red color near the center. This is a dwarf variety that grows 1 to 2 feet tall and flowers quickly. This variety flowers longer than most species, making it great for bouquets.

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These blooms are not orange and they're not red. They're true to their name and have a clay coloring to them. This variety is a branching plant that grows 4 to 6 feet tall. The blooms are great for adding in fall color to bouquets and gardens.

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These fluffy flowers are unlike many sunflowers you're used to seeing. The plant produces fuzzy blooms with small centers and grows 2 to 3 feet tall. Birds love these flowers when they're in full bloom.

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This sunflower has a subdued, creamy yellow color with a dark center. It's a branching plant that grows 5 to 6 feet tall.

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