Sunflowers with bee

Sunflower and Hosta

Rather an odd pairing: warm sunflower and cool hosta.

Sunflower plant in pot with branches and flowers August 2023
The sole survivor of 6 seedlings, growing in a big pot. It’s now 8 feet tall (including the pot).
Sunflower blooms under eaves of house
Sunflowers with bee
Hosta plantaginea in bloom
Hosta plantaginea coming into bloom
Hosta plantaginea white flowers
Hosta plantaginea white flowers close up
The flowers are fragrant, with a scent that reminds me of jasmine.

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  9. Intriguing pairing Audrey. Deer are very partial to hostas in Virginia so many suburbanites find them difficult to grow without them being eaten. Not sure about deer and sunflowers, but when the seeds are ripe, sunflowers are very attractive to birds and small rodents. Our gerbils used to ferret out sunflower seeds in a bowl of gerbil chow. I think it was the only thing they would overeat on if just given sunflower seeds.

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    1. Thanks, Pat. I see stubs of deer-chomped hostas in the neighbourhood. Mine are in the fenced back yard. I planted 6 sunflower seeds. Four sprouted and were promptly eaten by some critter. When 2 more sprouted, I took them inside at night. I planted them in the big pot, but one expired. So this plant is a survivor !

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  10. Very hearty plant. We planted a few sunflower seeds when we lived in Alexandria (outside DC) and nobody bothered them until the flowers essentially dried out and turned into seed heads. Gorgeous flowers together in your photos and most unexpected

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