High Noon Sunflowers, Long Blooming Sunflowers, F1 Sunflower

High Noon represents the pinnacle of modern sunflower innovation. By crossing for better branching and an extended bloom window, breeders created a variety that acts more like a blooming shrub than a singular tall stalk.

• The Hybrid Advantage: As an F1 hybrid, High Noon has been meticulously bred for vigor, uniformity, and extreme flower production. It is designed to be the "workhorse" of the cut-flower garden, delivering professional-quality stems and a reliable bloom time that heirloom varieties struggle to match.
• A "Nonstop" Performer: Where other sunflowers bloom once and finish, High Noon’s branching habit ensures a constant succession of new buds. It is essentially a continuous "flower factory" that keeps the garden vibrant from mid-summer well into the autumn.

High Noon brings intense, warm-toned color and architectural structure to any sunny corner.

• The Blooms: These 4- to 5-inch blossoms are the perfect "bouquet size." They feature golden-yellow petals that gracefully deepen into warm, sunset oranges toward the center, all anchored by a striking, dark chocolate disk.
• The Habit: Tall and impressively dense, this sunflower creates a structural column of color. Its branching habit allows for multiple stems on a single plant, giving you more bang for your buck in every harvest.
• The Display: Because the blooms appear all along the central flower stalk, the plant looks like a living, golden pillar of fire.

High Noon is exceptionally robust and thrives in the heat. It is a top-tier choice for gardeners who want high-impact vertical color and a steady supply of flowers for the kitchen table.

Garden Bed Coverage: One packet from Firefly Farm & Mercantile is designed to perfectly seed a 20 square foot bed (roughly an 8' to 10' long by 2.5' wide garden bed) filled with these long-blooming beauties.

"High Noon is the sunflower for people who are tired of 'one-and-done' blooms. We love it because it’s incredibly productive—every time we cut a stem for a bouquet, the plant seems to replace it with two more. It’s the perfect, long-lasting anchor for a pollinator garden and provides a professional-level harvest of golden, chocolate-centered flowers all summer long."

• Sowing: Direct-sow these seeds in late spring once the soil is thoroughly warm. Plant 1 inch deep in fertile, well-draining soil.
• The Bouquet Secret: To enjoy these indoors, cut the stems when the outer petals are just starting to unfurl but the center is still tight. This will help your "High Noon" bouquet last up to 10 days in a vase!
• Support: While the stalks are quite sturdy, if you live in an area with high summer winds, planting these in groups or along a fence can provide that extra bit of natural support as they reach their full 7-foot potential.