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Sunflower

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Iconic warm-season flower. Giant varieties can reach 3+ meters tall.

Harvest 70-100 days

Temp Range 8°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Sunflower

Sunflower takes 70-100 days to harvest. It grows best in 18–28°C with full sun and moderate watering. Sunflower is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

Find the best time to plant Sunflower in your city →

Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Moderate

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

70-100 days

Temperature Range

18-28°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 18–28°C Tolerates: 8–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Sow directly -- taproots don't transplant well. Great for kids to grow.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 8°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 18°C to 28°C
Harvest in 70-100 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Sunflower loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Sunflower needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Companion Plants for Sunflower

✓ Good Companions

These plants grow well alongside Sunflower:

Cucumber CornSquashLettuce

✗ Avoid Planting Near

Keep these plants away from Sunflower:

Potato

Learn more about companion planting.

Where to Grow Sunflower

Sunflower can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
La Paz, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
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Recife, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosario, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santiago, CL	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Canberra, AU	easy										✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	easy										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

When should I plant sunflower in my city?

The best time to plant sunflower depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow sunflower in winter?

Sunflower is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower

When should I plant sunflower?

The best time to plant sunflower depends on your local climate. Sunflower grows best in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C (can tolerate 8°C to 35°C). Sunflower is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can sunflower grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Sunflower can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Sunflower requires full sun and moderate watering.

How long does sunflower take to grow?

Sunflower typically takes 70-100 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and moderate watering. Sow directly -- taproots don't transplant well. Great for kids to grow.

Find the Best Time to Plant Sunflower

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