Happy #flowerfriday from this towering and strong Yellow #mexicantorchsunflower 💛 ... This plant is flourishing in our #backyardgarden and is in full bloom as it continues to push out new flowers from it's branching limbs 🌻 ... Originally shared with me as a cutting, I transplanted it into our Florida garden, and it has been growing happily since 2023 🌱 ... I'm working on seed harvesting as the blooms wilt and dry, which continues thru the seasons here in The Sunshine State ☀️ ... Have a happy Friday and a beautiful weekend 💚 ... #mexicantorchsunflower #mexicantorch #yellowmexicantorchsunflower #floridasunflowers #sunflower #sunflowers #tithonia #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
Happy Thursday 💚 Mexican Torch Sunflower growing in our #Floridagarden ☀️ ... These beautiful heirloom plants have established themselves in the gardens over the past few years 🌻 ... The #mexicantorchsunflower thrives in the Florida heat, as they continue to drop seeds for nature to germinate 💚 ... The bold red blooms are always a favorite in the summer months, but like our hybrid sunflowers, these heirlooms grow happily through the Florida seasons 🌱 ... #mexicantorch #sunflower #sunflowers #heirloomflowers #heirloomsunflower #redsunflower #floridagardener #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
Okay, now nobody move. August 2023 #monarchbutterfly #mexicantorchsunflower
Happy Sunflower Sunday 🌻 Mexican Torch Sunflower growing up tall and strong 💚 ... This sunflower plant is beginning to tower with the tropical trees and is now into its second flowering season 🙄😎 ... I will have to take a close up photograph of the stems, which are more like small tree trunks at the base, with branching blooms stretching to the sunshine ☀️ ... Have a beautiful Sunday wherever you are planted 💚 ... #sunflowersunday #sunflower #sunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower #heirloomflower #heirloomsunflower #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowandgrow
Sunflower Seedlings have sprouted in our front yard garden plot 🌱 ... Typically, I do not direct sow my sunflower seeds, as the squirrels dig up many of them for their meals, but this season they may have missed a few 🌱🌻 ... First photo are new Mexican Torch heirlooms, growing beside the garden decor. Remaining photos are hybrid Sunflowers from #sunshinestateseeds F2 hybrid collections 💚 ... I've reopened the online seed shop after taking inventory after a busy winter, and am happy to say that we have already sold out of the local favorite, #seed57sunflower 🌻 ... Take a peek at the shop, link in Bio! ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunflowerseeds #sunflower #sunflowers #seedgermination #seedlings #sunflowerseedlings #hybridseeds #hybridsunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower #heirloomsunflower
February in our Florida Garden is starting to feel like Springtime ☀️ ... A Garden Walk with Milo this morning brought a lot of sunshine to the #flowergardens 🌼 ... #milothegardencat and I stopped to #smelltheflowers and we found the #backyardgarden boasting this gigantic #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 ... Also pictured are zinnias, cosmos, celosia, amaranth, marigolds, and a #budding #sunflower 💚 ... We hope it's warming up wherever you are planted 🌱
Sunday Morning Garden Walk With Milo, the Garden Cat! Milo and I finally got outside and into the yard and gardens for a walk. We have finally had a few days of unseasonably warm temperatures, even for a Florida Winter Day! ☀️ I have quite a bit of weeding to do, but everything is still flourishing through our cold season. Catch Milo under the #bananatree and admiring the #tomatoplants 💚 Our #backyardgarden Is overflowing with #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 Our #avocado #tree is still shorter than the #cat who prefers the #flowergarden with the #Zinnias #cosmos and #wildperiwinkle #gardencat #gardenwalk #walkthecat #Floridagarden #sunflowersunday
Happy Marigold Monday, from beneath the Autumn Bloom 🏵️ ... Just bloomed from #volunteerseed dropped from the summer gardens, this #mexicantorchsunflower is blanketed by seasonal #selfseeded #frenchmarigolds 💚 ... Have a happy #marigoldmonday and a lovely start to your week! ... #marigold #marigoldseeds #sunflowerplants #heirloomsunflower #heirloomseeds #frenchmarigold #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
What's growing on Wednesday in our Florida Sunflower Gardens ☀️ ... Flourishing in the #backyardgarden is this marvelous #mexicantorchsunflower which is branching in all directions 🌻 ... Thank you to my #seedsharing friends here on IG over at #seedwishwednesday & #seedswapsaturday for sharing this yellow flower variety with me 💚 ... #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingwednesday #whatsgrowingon #sunflower #heirloomsunflower #sunflowerseeds #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #beeinflower #pollinatorgarden
Happy Flower Friday 🌻 Just blooming from our #backyardgarden ... #mexicantorchsunflower ... I received these #heirloomseeds from a #seedwishwednesday friend, and it was my first sowing of the yellow #mexicantorch #sunflower variety 🌱 ... The #flowers facing upward towards the sunshine provides a stable landing space for our #pollinator friends 🐝 🦋 😊 ... Have a happy #flowerfriday and a fantastic start to the weekend 💚 ... #sunflowers #heirloom #sunflowerseeds #branchingsunflower #seedgermination
What's growing on Wednesday in our Florida #backyardgarden ... Hello November! Our weather is kind of cooling into Autumn temperatures ... At least for Florida ... With a glorious #butterflypea still flourishing with the #pineappleplants in the #pineapplegarden 🍍 ... The #seminolepumpkin plant, originally grown from seed last year in October 2022, has continued to root and grow as I cut back and trim off the wilted leaves. ... #Zinnias have self seeded the #backyardgarden with a now budding #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 ... Lastly, we have flowering tomatoes with a #tomatoplant sprawling the garden plot 🍅 ... #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingwednesday #whatsgrowingon #Floridagarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
Happy Flower Friday from the pollinators in the gardens 🦋 ... Lovely butterfly in the Mexican Torch Sunflower and a purple dragonfly atop a garden stake, soaking in the warm Autumn sunshine ☀️ ... Have a beautiful start to the weekend 💚 ... #flowerfriday #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #butterfly #dragonfly #mexicantorchsunflower #autumngarden #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
I guess it’s not too late for sunflowers to bloom 🌻🔥 #mexicantorchsunflower #mexicansunflower #orangesunflowers #zone8agardening #zone8a #dallasgardening #texasgardening #containergardening
Monarch Butterfly pollinating the Mexican Torch Sunflower 🌻 ... October is my favorite month of the year down here in Brevard County Florida ☀️ ... The pollinators are still frolicking in the flower gardens as the Autumn temperatures begin to settle in 🍂 ... This morning is the coolest yet, at barely 7am and a crisp 63°F 😎 ... Have a magical Monday and a cool start to your week 🌱 ... #butterfly #mexicantorchsunflower #sunflower #butterflygarden #pollinatorgarden #openpollination #naturelovers #gardenphotography #autumngarden #pollinator
Mexican torch sunflowers (tithonia) have finally decided to show up! I’m quite disappointed with these because the first year they grew tall and had so many blooms earlier in the year. This year and last year…very late to bloom and they are so short. I’m not sure what was done differently that first year but it’s been hard to replicate, but I’ll keep trying because the pollinators love them. And by try I mean I’m going to toss hundreds of seeds out in the dirt and hope for the best. #tithonia #mexicantorchsunflower #sunflowersunday #flower #latebloomer #garden #pollinatorgarden #fallflowers
😍My Mexican torch sunflower is blooming! I'm in love!😍 #backyardblooms #MexicanTorchSunflower #organicgardening #pollinators🐝
Bittersweet goodbye 🧡 #mexicantorchsunflower
Autumn Garden Clean Up continues with tropical trees and the #frontyardgarden ... The #moringatree is flaunting new growth as summer 2023 comes to an end, with #zinnias and #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 ... Another #tropicaltree the #plumeria or #frangipani had to be tied and secured with stakes, as it's growth this past season made the tree quite top heavy 🌴 ... Slowly but surely getting the #gardenplots in the front yard ready for our next round of #hybridsunflower #gardentransplant ... #seed60sunflower is pictured in the light post #gardenbed and is beginning to bud to bloom in the #autumngarden 🌱🌻 ... #gardencleanup #Floridagarden #tropicaltrees #moringa #sunflower #plantgardens #plantseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #fallgarden
Preparing for our cool weather season, #backyardgarden clean up ... We cleared the back yard #gardenplot of all but two #mexicantorchsunflower plants & two new #basil seedlings, growing from dropped #volunteerseeds 🌱 ... Our second garden plot in the backyard is still full with #Pineapples and the flourishing #butterflypea 💚 ... We have spread new soil, mulch & manure to nourish the dirt and prepare for new transplants 🌱 ... So, #whatsgrowingonwednesday in our gardens... not too much in the backyard as we transition with the season 😁 ... Happy Wednesday, Friends! 🌻 ... #Floridagarden #autumngarden #gardencleanup #pineapplegarden #gardentransplant #sowseeds #plantgardens #whatsgrowingon #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
Good Morning from the heirloom #mexicantorchsunflower plants 🌻 ... Another day to celebrate as we creep closer to cooler temperatures and the Autumn Season 🍂 ... These #heirloomseeds are in their third growing season for us and are also available in my online seed shop ... Take a peek at the link in my bio 💚 #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds ... Have a terrific Tuesday and enjoy the sunshine as the daylight hours begin to grow shorter into the cooler seasons ☀️ ... #sunflower #sunflowerseeds #heirloomplants #hybridseeds #autumngarden #gardenphotography #Floridagarden
Happy Sunflower Sunday 🌻 Leftover Summer Sunflowers and new budding beauties for the Autumn Gardens 🌱🌻 ... Hybrid Sunflowers sometimes bolt to flower and stay short and thin as the summer sun begins to ease ☀️ ... While others love to grow into the Autumn & Winter growing seasons here in Brevard County Florida 💚 ... Awaiting new blooms from #seed60sunflower and a new #mexicantorchsunflower variety, where I was told the blooms were yellow as opposed to the bold red heirlooms 🎈 ... Have a happy #sunflowersunday and a relaxing day in the sunshine ☀️ ... #sunflower #sunflowerhybrids #sunflowerseeds #floridasunflowers #Floridagarden #autumngarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowandgrow #hybridseeds #heirloomseeds
Cute little bee butt I found yesterday morning. #mexicantorchsunflower #flowers #orange #bee #bees #workerbee #beelovers🐝
Happy Flower Friday from this butterfly in our pollinator gardens 🌼 ... Chasing the #butterfly over the #mexicantorchsunflower & #zinnnias in our #pollinatorgarden 🦋 ... As we move further towards October, awaiting new Autumn Sunflower Blooms to come to life, there is still plenty of color, and pollen, to attract our #gardenfriends 💚 ... The most rewarding part of gardening is finding others who love the flowers as much as I do 🦋 ... #flowerfriday #openpollination #pollinators #Floridagarden #butterflygarden #gardenphotography #nofilter #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
Happy Flower Friday and happy weekend ☀️ #flowerfriday ... Pink #zinnias with #loveliesbleeding still blooming in the #flowergarden #frontyardgarden 🌸 ... The bold #mexicantorchsunflower thrives in the Florida #subtropical heat ☀️ ... This plant is blooming into Autumn, dropping seeds, #selfseeding for next seasons growth 🌻 ... Stay tuned this weekend for a peek at the #sunflowerhybrids #sunflowersprouts taking root in the #autumngarden #septembergarden ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds ... #gardenflowers #flowerseeds #sunflowerseeds #heirloomseeds #hybridseeds
Happy Marigold Monday with Mexican Torch Sunflower 🏵️🌼🌻 ... #petiteyellowmarigold and #frenchmarigold blooming in our Autumn Gardens 🌱 ... This #mexicantorchsunflower plant is beginning to wilt for the end of its season, as new #seedlings germinate in the grounds below 🌱🌿🌻 ... Gardening Florida throughout the year takes patience and preserverence thru the hottest summer months... but we are always rewarded with bunches of #selfseed #marigolds in our #autumngarden #septembergarden ... Have a great start to your week and a very happy #marigoldmonday 💚 ... #mondaymood #gardenflowers #gardeningflorida #marigoldflower #sunflower #heirloomsunflower #heirloomseeds #marigoldseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
#mexicantorchsunflower #flowergarden #organicgardening #butterflygarden
Garden clean up as the summer winds down for us here in Brevard County, Florida ☀️ ... September is most definitely still a summer weather month by anyone's standards, but the reprieve we feel in Florida from the dog days of July & August is much appreciated heading into Autumn 🥮 ... #gardencleanup of the #flowergarden #gardenplots in the #frontyardgarden #Floridagarden 🌞 ... Featuring #mexicantorchsunflower #cosmos #zinnias #loveliesbleeding ... I've begun a project in the garden with adding little white fences around our #tropicaltree where I plan to #sowseeds & #sowandgrow #flowers 🌱🌻 ... The last few photos are of a #sunflowertransplant I just added to the front plot yesterday 💚 ... There is ALWAYS something to be done around the gardens & yard, especially during my favorite seasons! Autumn, and our version of Winter make #gardeningflorida worth every bit of laying low in our hottest summer months 💚 ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #sunshinestate #septembergarden #seedharvest #autumngarden #seasonaltransition
Red admiral posing on tithonia #sthildasoxford #sthildasgarden #collegegarden #gardenbiodiversity #collegesustainability #plantsforpollinators #redadmiral #tithonia #mexicantorchsunflower
What's growing on Wednesday 🌿 Photographs from before the rains ... ☀️🌦️⛈️⚡ As it storms outside this morning, before sunrise, I hope the #seedlings and #sunflowers stand tall thru the storms 💚 ... With #zinnnias in the #gardenplots with #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 ... Featuring #hybridsunflowers from #seed57sunflower #seed14sunflower & #seed60sunflower all growing from F2 #hybridseeds 🌱 ... #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingwednesday ... #whatsgrowingon in your gardens this week?! ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #sunflowerseed #flowergardening #sowandgrow #Floridagarden
Backyard Garden featuring our ever growing #seminolepumpkin ☀️🎃 ... This #pumpkinplant has been growing since last October 2022 in our #Floridagarden 🌿 ... We have harvested more than a dozen #pumpkins over the past three Florida #growingseason (s) 🌱 At the close of each season, I continued to cut off and cut back the wilted, dead leaves to encourage new healthy growth 🙌 ... Also growing in the #backyardgarden are #zinnias #tulsibasil #malabarspinach & a single #mexicantorchsunflower growing up between the #pumpkinvine 🌱🌿🌻 ... Have a lovely weekend friends 😘 ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #sowandgrow #plantseeds #growfromseed #plantgardens #flowergarden #growingfood
Happy Flower Friday from another lovely pollinator in the flower garden. ... Bumblebees love the bright & bold red flowers in the gardens on the #mexicantorchsunflower ❤️ ... Afternoons are still hot & heavy with humidity, but still prime time for open pollination from our #gardenfriends 🐝 ... Enjoy the day and Happy #flowerfriday 🌼🌻🌸🏵️ ... #bumblebee #sunflower #heirloomsunflower #heirloomseeds #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #summergarden #flowergarden
#mexicantorchsunflower #monarchbutterfly #gardens
More flowers from the yard. ❤️ #orangecosmos #sunflowers #hybridtearose #mexicantorchsunflower #davidaustenroses
What's growing on Wednesday in our Summer Gardens ☀️ ... #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingwednesday ... The #basil growing from seed in our #tireplanter is going to flower in the #frontyardgarden with #amaranth #loveliesbleeding 🌿 ... New #mexicantorchsunflower plants are growing for Autumn Blooms as the #cosmos continue reseeding the #gardenplots 🌱 ... Also featured is the #moringa #moringatree with #zinnias growing beside the skinny tree trunk 🌴 ... Our #backyardgarden pushing out #cherrytomatoes #tomatoplants with more #herbs and #spices #herbsandspices and our ever growing #seminolepumpkin 🎃👊 ... #whatsgrowingon in your #summergardens this week?! 💚 ... #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowandgrow #plantseeds #sowseeds #growfromseed #Floridagarden
What's growing on Wednesday in our Florida Gardens 🌱🌻 ... #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingwednesday ... The #hybridsunflower #mammothsunflower growing from dropped or scattered #volunteerseed in the side garden with #cosmos #zinnnias and more 🌿 ... The #mexicantorchsunflower line the #frontyardgarden with a second plant flourishing in the #sunflowergarden 💚 ... #hybridsunflowers featured here are the lovely #seed14sunflower peeking from beind #pinkzinnias and #seed57sunflower pushing out multiple heads on this #branchingsunflower #dwarfsunflower ... I just harvested some #cutflowers from the #backyardgarden #zinnnia for a vase for my mother, who in turn asked how she could preserve and save the seeds for her garden 😁 🌞 ... #whatsgrowingon in your gardens this week? 🌱🌿🌻 ... #sunflower #sunflowerseeds #flowergardening #flowerseed #growyourown #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #plantseeds #sowandgrow
Bumblebee in the flower gardens with #mexicantorchsunflower 🌱🌿🌻 ... #pollinatorgarden with #sunflowers #cosmos #zinnias #celosia ... Another #pollinator #monarchbutterfly taking in the sun and the pollen 🦋 ... Chasing the #dragonflies in the #marigolds proved difficult to get clear #gardenphotography but I'm just happy to see them all in the #flowergarden ... 🐛🦋🐞🐝🐜🦗🪲🐌🐛 ... Happy #marigoldmonday and brighten your #mondaymood with some sunshine ☀️🌞 ... #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds #Floridagarden #summergarden #pollinatorgardens #bumblebee #butterfly
Morning dew #flower #flowers #flowerstagram #flowerpower #flowerphotography #sunflower #mexicantorchsunflower #pollinators #garden #gardening #perennial #orange #orangeflowers #morning #dew #morningdew #green #verde #grow #growth #plants #plant #plantbased #plantsplantsplants #leaves #foliage
Happy #flowerfriday from our hybrid sunflower gardens 🌻 ... Featuring #sunflowerplants from our #seed24sunflower #seed57sunflower and our #mammothsunflower from #volunteerseeds #hybridseeds in the summer gardens ☀️ ... Beautiful #sunflower blooms among the #flowergarden with #zinnnias #marigolds #cosmos & the flourishing #mexicantorchsunflower 💚 ... Have a fantastic Friday and a restful & fun weekend! ... #sunflowerseeds available in our online shop - #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds - link in Bio ... 🌱☀️🌻🌞 ... #sunflower #flowers #flowerseed #floridasunflowers #Floridagarden #floridaseeds #sowandgrow #sowseeds #growyourown
Happy Marigold Monday from our open pollinated flower gardens 💚 ... Caught a #butterfly or two floating over the #flowergarden and kissing the blooms of #cosmos #zinnias #marigolds #celosia #loveliesbleeding and #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 ... Brighten your #mondaymood this #marigoldmonday and enjoy a break in the sunshine 🌞 ... #butterflygarden #pollinatorgarden #openpollination #mondaymotivation #gardenphotography #gardeninsects
It's another #sundayfunday in the #sunflowergarden 🌱🌿🌻 ... Happy #sunflowersunday from our lovely #redsunflower from our F2 Hybrid #seed57sunflower 💚 ... Descending from the #chiantihybrid this #sunflowerplant is flaunting all of its petals in the sunshine 🌞 ... Also featured is a #volunteerseed #hybridsunflower budding in the side garden 🏡 ... With #sunflower #seedlings gaining momentum in their starter pots, and #mexicantorchsunflower flourishing in the #summergarden #frontyardgarden ... Check out my online seed shop for #sunflowerseed availability and to read more about our #hybridseed varieties... 🔗 in Bio 💚 #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds ... Have a restful Sunday friends 😌 ... #gardenphotography #flowergarden #plantgardens #plantseeds #floridasunflowers #Floridagarden #floridaseeds
Saturday Stroll thru the flower gardens with new #dahlia blooms and my first #aster opening it's petals 💚 ... The gardens are colorful in July with #cosmos of different shades, and #sunflowers from Yellow to Red 🌻 ... I found a #skippermoth fluttering with the #mexicantorchsunflower plants - pollinating their #heirloomseeds 🌱 ... Bold & bright in the #julygarden #summergarden ☀️🌞 ... #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds ... #flowergarden #gardenphotography #Floridagarden #colorfulflowers #sowandgrow #flowerseeds #gardeninsects #wingedinsect #gardenfriend
Getting ready for a #terrifictuesday with this flock of Ibis #floridabirds 💚 ... #Ibis walking thru our yard and heading to the #frontyardgarden for #gardengoodies 🌱🌼 ... #floridawildlife with colorful #zinnias and #mexicantorchsunflower in the #summergarden #flowergarden 🌻 ... Enjoy your day with the #tropicalbirds or any #birds who cross your path or cross into your own gardens 🌿 ... #gardeningflorida #gardenfriend #Floridagarden #birdwatching #birdsofinstagram #wildlife #ibisbird #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
Saturday Garden Carousel featuring summer flowers in bloom 🌻🌼🌸 ... I love the deep maroon colored petals on these candy cosmos growing in the #frontyardgarden ... The #pollinators love the bold red petals of the #mexicantorchsunflower spreading pollen for next seasons seeds 🌱🌿 ... Sunflower Hybrids are growing thru all different stages this July... From reblooming #seed46sunflower and my personal favorite, #seed13sunflower in full bloom, to our newest budding #seed57sunflower - our #sunflowergarden is white hot this scorching summer 🌻 ... Have a great Saturday ☀️ ... #summerflowers #candycosmos #cosmos #beeinflower #pollinatorgarden #sunflowerhybrids #sunflower #reseeding #selfseed #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
Happy Marigold Monday 🏵️ Growing #marigolds in the #flowergarden 🌱 ... Featuring #frenchmarigold & #petiteyellowmarigold with a variety of flowers, all growing from seeds, in the #frontyardgarden #gardenplots 🏡 ... #loveliesbleeding has reseeded from last season, producing dozens of #amaranth plants, while the #coreopsis has been busy establishing itself in the light post #gardenplot 🌿 ... #cosmos & #zinnias fill in the spaces between the #mexicantorchsunflower and #hybridsunflowers with new #budding flowers every day 💚 ... July is a bright a beautiful month here in The Sunshine State 🌞 with the white hot heat from the Sun, and our rainy afternoon showers (more like downpours), the flowers couldn't be happier 🌻 ... #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds ... #marigoldmonday #mondaymood #mondaymotivation #gardeninglife #gardeningflorida
Woohoo! Happy #flowerfriday 🌻 New bloom open on this Hybrid Velvet Queen #seed46sunflower 😍 ... This past week has brought daily rain storms, reminding me that summer is upon us in Brevard County, Florida 🌧️🌦️☀️ ... Also featured, from our #springgarden seed sowing, the still thriving F2 Hybrid #seed11sunflower 💚 ... And the beautiful heirloom plants, the #mexicantorchsunflower are beginning to bloom their bold red flowers just in time for the heat ❤️🔥 ... Last photo features the new #sunflower #seedlings that were drowned in #rainwater many days this week 🌦️ ... Happy Weekend 💚 #floridasunflowers #sunflowergarden #sunflowerseeds #flowergarden #redsunflower #redblooms #sunflowerseedlings #seedgermination #openpollination #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowseeds #summervibes
Happy Marigold Monday 🏵️ With the first #mexicantorchsunflower bloom! ... Above the #marigolds & #frenchmarigold to be precise, this summer loving sunflower heirloom, the Mexican Torch Sunflower is growing from last season's #volunteerseed 🌱 ... In the #frontyardgarden #flowergarden we also have plenty of #zinnias #cosmos & #sunflowers growing along this #springtime 💐 ... Have a lovely #marigoldmonday and always take a pause to stop and smell the flowers... Time moves quickly, and nowhere is that more evident than in the gardens 🌱🌿🌻💚 ... #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #sowandgrow #flowerpower #mondaymood #gardeningflorida #sunflowerseeds #plantgardens #plantseeds #springgarden #heirloomsunflower
Happy Sunflower Sunday from our still blooming & budding spring gardens 🌻 ... #sunflowersunday in the #pollinatorgarden featuring newly budding sunflower #seed46sunflower and #seed37sunflower with the #beeinflower 🐝🌻 ... Our summer garden is beginning again this year with the elegant, budding #mexicantorchsunflower which are growing from last season's dropped seeds #selfseed #heirloomsunflower ... From our #frontyardgarden here is to another #sundayfunday in the sunshine! ☀️💚 ... #sowsomethingspecial with #sunshinestateseeds ... #sunflower #sunflowergarden #hybridsunflower #sunflowerseeds #Floridagarden
It's just another #marigoldmonday in the flower gardens to brighten that #mondaymood 💚 ... #zinnias are budding and blooming, hovering above the #marigolds like flying saucers 💮🏵️🌼 ... With #pottedplants like my newest #pansy flower & hybrid subflower #seed55sunflower budding in it's #flowerpot #planter 🌱🌻 ... My #mondaymotivation in the garden comes with dozens of #mexicantorchsunflower buds, patiently waiting to show their #redblooms 🎈❤️ ... #sowandgrow #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #floridagardening #flowergarden #plantgardens #plantseeds
Happy Sunflower Sunday 🌻 #sunflowersunday Cut Flowers for a bouquet vase 💐 ... I decided to take one smaller bloom from three of the yellow hybrid sunflower plants currently in bloom 🌱 ... #hybridsunflowers featured here are #seed12sunflower who is still growing two plants in the garden; one of which is reblooming after I cut it back from wildlife damages 🐾🐿️ #sunflowersheal #rebloom ... #seed37sunflower & #seed22sunflower were also #cutflowers for the vase. ... The Mexican Torch Sunflowers are growing from dropped seeds all over the #frontyardgarden plots ❤️ ... Enjoy the sunshine on Sunday ☀️ #flowervase #gardenflowers #mexicantorchsunflower #hybridseeds #sunflowerseeds #springgarden #flowergarden
Flowering basil from our tire planter in the #frontyardgarden 🌱🌿 ... Seed collecting will be underway for this #basilplant while new seedlings sprout from this #selfseeding herb 🌿 ... We have #melons climbing up a #tropicaltree with #loveliesbleeding draping it's elegant florets like a canopy for the #calendula 💚 ... Wild #periwinkle flourished with this week's rains 🌧️ as a lone #Cosmo blooms from a walkway crack, and the #zinnias begin to show their colors 🌼 ... Seedlings continue to germinate & grow in our garden beds, with #mexicantorchsunflower sprouts on their way to another successful season 💚 ... Have a wonderful weekend 🏡👩🌾 ... #flowering #springtime #springgarden #basil #cosmos #seedlings #backyardgarden #Floridagarden #gardeningflorida #herbs #flowergarden #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #plantgardens #plantseeds #sowandgrow
Enjoy today, friends... With Milo the Garden Cat & garden adventures! 🐈 Walking with my #catdog Milo past one of our tire planters full of seedlings from last seasons #selfseeded #cosmos 🌼 ... Milo & I walk leashed around the #sunflowerplants growing from our own #hybridseeds along with the #heirloomsunflower - #mexicantorchsunflower which are sprouting even from the cracks in the walkway 🌻 ... The #pineapple garden is Milo's favorite, where we have 5 pineapples fruiting 🍍 ... I'm working on a Reel with Milo- hope to share his dynamic adventures here with you soon! 🐈🐾💚 #enjoytoday #catdoglove #walkthecat #catwalk #gardencat #Floridagarden #tireplanter #gardendecor #windchimes #sunflower #pineapple #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
April Showers bring May Flowers 🌧️🌞 This first #celosia plant was a generous gift from fellow IG gardener & local friend @jahjah_dawta 💚 The bright reddish- pink colored petals contrast it's neighboring #whitecelosia plant beautifully in the sunshine 💕 🤍 ... Our #morningglory is beginning to climb our #tropicaltree with the #loofah #luffa plants racing up the branches 🌴 ... Many of our #pottedplants are awaiting transplant with new herbs & spices growing slowly but surely, like #sage #basil #oregano #calendula ... #volunteerseed #selfseeded #mexicantorchsunflower seedlings are sprouting up in the front #flowergarden around the decor 👩🌾🏡 While last seasons #blanketflowers are reblooming their perennial flowers in our light post #gardenplot 💚 ... Happy May 1st! Happy Gardening! #Floridagarden #springgarden #hellomay #welcomespring #springtime #pottedplant #herbsandspices #herbgarden #spicegarden #sunflower #seedlings #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds
A look inside on this happy flower Friday as I am #plottingalong thru March 🌿 Happy #flowerfriday from these #driedflowers from a shelf in my kitchen. Hanging nearby is my pride #philodenron plant, which is older than my 13 year old cat, and then some 🌿 The #succulent pictured I had recently brought indoors to enjoy the East Facing window, catching the rising sun's softer rays ☀️ Seeds & Salves take up much of my inside gardening activities. I'm always harvesting from the gardens, sorting seeds, and learning new ways to utilize my #gardengoodies like the #calendulaflower for #homemadesalve 🌻 I hope you enjoy #alookinside for this Plotting Along March prompt challenge 💚 @plot_27b_bristol @plotting.along @bluebellandbumblebee #gardenharvest #driedflower #zinnias #mexicantorchsunflower #pothos #houseplant #flowerseeds #sunflowerseeds #calendulasalve #craftingwithnature #homeremedies #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
Happy Sunflower Sunday from our sunflower plants, blooms & seedlings As our Winter garden flowers are fading thru February, new seeds are germinating, sprouting and growing into the fast approaching warmer seasons 🌱🌿🌻 It feels like springtime weather here in Brevard County with our cooler mornings and evenings blurring into 80°F+ afternoon temperatures ☀️ Included in this #sunflower carousel are our #hybridsunflowers #redsunflower #mexicantorchsunflower #sunflowerseedlings #sunflowerseeds Have a happy #sunflowersunday 🦋🐝🐞 #sunflowers #sunflowergarden #seedgermination #flowerseeds #flowergarden #floridagardening #februaryflowers #wildflower #gardenphotography #seedlings #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowandgrow
What's growing on Wednesday in our flower gardens? #whatsgrowingonwednesday 🌿 So, #whatsgrowingon in February as this Cosmo Flower blooms so beautifully beside the self- seeding #blanketflowers ❇️ Our last two #mexicantorchsunflower plants from the cool season are beginning to wilt, as new plants start below the endless branches 🌿🌿🌿 A few #zinnias are still in bloom, and the #wildperiwinkle in the last photograph is the last plant of it's kind still flowering 🌞 Spring is on its way, but the #wintergarden is growing strong into this most dormant month for us in Brevard County 🌱 #flowergarden #februarygarden #floridagarden #wildflowers #gardenflowers #wintergarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #flowerseeds #plantseeds #plantgardens
Brave little sunflower #mexicantorchsunflower #sunflower #earlybloomer
Happy Flower Friday from our flower garden with #mexicantorchsunflower & #sunflowers blooming & budding this week 🌱🌻 Our #mammothsunflower from our #openpollinated hybrid #sunflowergarden is towering above our carport roof ❇️ Also featured is our pastel petaled #seed24sunflower staying short in stature as it pushes out multiple blooms 🌿 Scroll thru to see new #buddingflowers and our first #strawflower that surprised me earlier this week 💚 Have a happy #flowerfriday and a wonderful weekend 🌞 Last photo I believe is a #pepperweed of some sort. They have been showing up in random spaces in the #gardenplots 🍃 Are these useful or beneficial for culinary or medicinal purposes??? 🍃🌱🌿 #flowergarden #floridagarden #floridasunflowers #floridaseeds #januarygarden #wintergarden #winterflowers #earlyspring #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #zone9garden #gardenzone9b #brevardcountyfl
Our winter gardens are still full of flowers and sunshine as we gear up for another temperature drop this weekend 🍃 Love Lies Bleeding Amaranth plants growing in our tire planter from last year's seed harvest 🌿 Our wild Mexican Torch Sunflowers intertwining with the leaves from our youthful Mango Tree 🌴 Sunflowers blooming above our zinnias & marigolds & a budding #seed53sunflower getting ready to show it's petals 🌻 Last photo features a collage of our tallest Hybrid Sunflower Mammoth as it's first bloom is opening 💚❇️ Stay warm this weekend! #floridagarden #flowergarden #wintergarden #sunflowers #sunflowergarden #loveliesbleeding #amaranth #mexicantorchsunflower #mangotree #zinnias #marigolds #tireplanter #gardenplot #mammothsunflower #hybridsunflowers #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #plantgardens #plantseeds
What's growing on Wednesday in our January Florida Gardens 🌞❇️ Despite the fact that I feel cold waking up to a 50°F morning, our #flowergarden is still enjoying the mild Florida winter weather 🍃 #whatsgrowingonwednesday #whatsgrowingon Carousel Features #sunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower #celosia #calendula #cosmos 🏵️🌼🌻 The #pollinators love the #gardenflowers and our #pottedflowers equally, but the true draw to the #pollinatorgarden is the towering #sunflowerplants in our #sunflowergarden 💚🦋🐝 I hope everyone is staying warm this winter and enjoying the sunshine in your life 🌞 #beeinflower #beesofinstagram #floridasunflowers #floridagardener #zone9garden #gardenzone9b #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #wintergarden #januarygarden #seed69sunflower #seed24sunflower
January Gardens are full of life here in Brevard County, Florida with our flourishing #mexicantorchsunflower plants blooming their way into the new year ❇️ There is still a lot growing on at Sunshine State Seeds gardens... So, #whatsgrowingon The ends of the #morningglory volunteer plant, from which I've been avidly collecting #seedpods to reduce their self seeding spread, are wilting among the blooms 🍃 The #blanketflowers do amazingly here thru all of the seasons, and our #sunflowers continue to bud & bloom, towering above the ground flowers 🌻 My favorite flower addition of the 2022 season is the #amaranth variety #loveliesbleeding which I've found to grow large and impressive in our sandy soils of Florida 🌿🌱 Check out the #beesinflight over the elegant #sunflowerhybrid from our #seed39sunflower in our #pollinatorgarden No tomatoes for this Tuesday Carousel - but not for their lack of growing- I'll have to get some photos for the next share 💚 Have a great day and thanks for your support! #floridagarden #januarygarden #flowergarden #pollinatorswelcome #sunshinestate #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #plantgardens #plantseeds
What's growing on Wednesday #whatsgrowingon in our Florida Gardens?! ❇️ #whatsgrowingonwednesday After a brief cold spurt during Christmas week, our temperatures have been sunny & warm, but lacking rain 😅🌞 The hybrid sunflowers continue to bud & bloom as our zinnias are finishing their growth cycle, beginning to wilt 🥀 The happiest and most active plants in our garden this week are most certainly the Mexican Torch Sunflowers, which are buzzing with life 🐝🦋 What plants are still growing on in your garden plots? 💚 Featured in this carousel are #zinnias #sunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower & #pollinators like the #beeinflower & our #butterflygarden #pollinatorswelcome #flowergarden #wintergarden #wilting #floridagarden #floridasunflowers #gardeninsects #monarchbutterfly #pollinatorgarden #yearroundgardening
What's growing on Wednesday in our late December Gardens ❇️ Florida may be getting winter weather this weekend, so we are hoping our gardens beat the possible frost 🥶 Featured in this week's #whatsgrowingonwednesday carousel #bellpeppers #seminolepumpkin #zinnias #sunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower Our #pumpkinvine has been taking over our #backyardgarden with several #pumpkins forming & growing 💚 Our #hybridsunflowers continue to bud & bloom thru December, producing #beautifulflowers for our #sunflowergarden🌻 We have three #mexicantorchsunflower plants, the last photo is of the #volunteersunflower growing from last seasons dropped, #volunteerseeds I'll be taking a few days off of IG for the holiday this week, but will return after Christmas for the New Year! Have a safe and Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas from Sunshine State Seeds 💚🥰 #whatsgrowingon #pepperplant #pumpkinplant #sunflowerbud #floridagarden #floridapumpkins #gardeningisbetterthantherapy #gardenflowers #wintergarden #decembergarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
The weekend has arrived and so has my first calendula bud! With new plants blooming & budding in our December Garden 🏡💚 I'm so excited to have not one, but a few #calendula plants growing their way to bloom 🏵️🌼 Last season was my first growing glorious #loveliesbleeding plants, and the seeds I've harvested are producing more glory in the #tireplanter this season 🌿 Potted yellow #celosia growing in pots, our first #lavender flower reaching toward the sun, a #jatrophamultifida #seedpod and a healthy happy #pepperplant round out this carousel ... With our festive #mexicantorchsunflower plants 🌻🎁 So much is growing now that the weather is cooling down... A brisk 64°F this morning 😉☺️ it's chilly for us down here 😅 Stay warm friends in your winter climates 💚 #floridagarden #wintergarden #tropicaltree #calendulabud #amaranth #lavenderflowers #jatropha #sunflowers #autumngarden #growyourown #flowergarden #gardeningflorida #pottedplants #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
What's growing on Wednesday highlight of newly blooming #mexicantorchsunflower Welcoming our Florida Winter Gardens this month, we are loving the red festive flowers for the season 🍃 We have three Mexican Torch Sunflower Plants growing from dropped seeds from last year's crop 🌻 These grow extremely well here in our tropical climate with warm winters 🌞 Last year we did not get a frost and our Sunflowers stood tall, with strong seed germination straight thru January and into early spring gardening 🌱💚🌿 Let's enjoy the reprieve from the heat but hold off on frosting 🤗❇️ #floridagardening #whatsgrowingon #whatsgrowingonwednesday #sunflowers #redsunflower #festiveflowers #wintergarden #floridawinter #sunflowerseeds #volunteerseeds #volunteersunflower #holidayflowers #festiveflower #newblooms #tropicalgarden #subtropicalgarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
Oh, what a pretty Skipper Moth pollinating our new #mexicantorchsunflower plant 🦋 Two Long Tailed Skipper Moths seemed to be playing together as each fluttered from red bloom to red bloom ❤️💚❤️ These guys are small and fast, making it a challenge to capture a clear photograph, but luck was in line with the sunshine yesterday 🌞 (I hope to share a reel of these guys from my video captures too!) Also featured is a #dwarfsunflower blooming from #volunteerseeds that have dropped or were randomly tossed into this #sunflowergarden #gardenplot 🌻 Have a great #sunflowersaturday ❇️ #skippermoth #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #butterflygarden #sunflowers #mexicantorchsunflower #hybridsunflower #wingedinsect #butterfly #moths #pollinatorsofinstagram #pollinatorswelcome #flowergarden #floridagardening #sunflowerseeds #redsunflower #redflower #festiveflowers #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
What's growing on Wednesday in our Florida Flower Gardens 🌞🌻 Wasps & bumblebees pollinating the cosmos & zinnias 🏵️ with marigolds near by, sharing their Autumn Colors 🍃 A new #mexicantorchsunflower has bloomed from dropped, volunteer seeds 💚 with twins #seed39sunflower stretching it's branches & blooms 🌻 Volunteer Sunflowers budding in our open-pollinated garden plots 🌱🌿 with hybrid blooms continuing to join our Autumn Gardens ❇️ Check out my Etsy Shop for Sunflower Seed Variety & other fun flowers to include in your own gardens. Link in Bio 💚 #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds #whatsgrowingon #whatsgrowingonwednesday #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #zinnias #cosmos #marigolds #fallflowers #autumngarden #bumblebee #wasp #beeinflower #sunflower #sunflowerseeds #sunflowerseason #gardeningflorida #gardenflowers #floridasunflowers #floridagarden #floridalife #gardeningisbetterthantherapy
Pollinators & Sunflowers in our November Florida Gardens 🌞🌻🐝 I love catching the thirsty bees and bumblebees buzzing in and around our fall Flowers 🌻 It's a chilly 66 degrees here in Micco this morning, but our Autumn days are still reaching 80+ in the afternoon sunshine 🌞 This carousel features #mexicantorchsunflower #volunteersunflower #seed39sunflower Have a beautiful day 🌄 #sunflower #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #beeinflower #beeinsunflower #autumngarden #fallflowers #flowergarden #floridagarden #floridasunflowers #tropicalgarden #sunflowergarden #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial #sowseeds #sowandgrow #thirstythursday
What's growing on Wednesday at Sunshine State Seeds 💚🍃 These photographs are from yesterday, before the stormy weather of this morning is descending 🌧️ Our #seed37sunflower was caught in the process of open pollination with this bumblebee feasting on the pollen 🌻 New sunflower bloom from a direct sow of a #velvetqueen #sunflowerseed and our own #seed74sunflower hybrid budding ❇️ Also featured are our #mangotree with new growth after a topping, and two #gardenplots of #zinnias before I cut them back in preparation for Nicole ⛈️ Stay safe Florida 🌞💚 #sunflower #sunflowergarden #fallflowers #autumngarden #floridagardener #flowergardening #floridagarden #sunflowerbud #sunflowerlove #fruittree #mango #tropicaltree #subtropicalgarden #beeinsunflower #pollinatorgarden #gardenfriends #mexicantorchsunflower #whatsgrowingon #whatsgrowingonwednesday #sunshinestateseeds #sowsomethingspecial
Happy Sunflower Sunday Carousel featuring #seed11sunflower & #mexicantorchsunflower 🌻 The Sunflowers are loving the Autumn Garden which brings cooler temperatures, and this year, the rains we missed all summer 💚 I caught a bumblebee pollinating the newly bloomed Mexican Torch Sunflower 🐝 Seed 11 Sunflower is a red petaled hybrid plant. Seeds are available in our online seed shop - Link in Bio 🍃 #sowsomethingspecial #sunshinestateseeds Have a beautiful day 🌞 #sunflower #sunflowergarden #sunflowerseeds #sunflowerseason #growingsunflowers #flowergarden #fallflowers #autumngarden #autumnflowers #flowerseed #floridagardener #floridasunflowers #flowergardening #gardeningflorida #pollinatorgarden #beeinsunflower #beeinflower #nofilters