Arikara Sunflower – Organic
4.49$
We owe this variety to the indigenous Sahnish community (also known as Arikara). These farming people from North Dakota cultivated this sunflower for its enormous flowers which gave them a good supply of seeds. We ate the larger seeds plain or roasted, but we transformed the small seeds into powder to make energy pellets. In the late 1920s, American ethnobotanist Melvin Gilmore collected seeds on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota to allow for wider distribution of this exceptional sunflower across the continent. In 1930, the seed company Oscar H. Will & Co. of Bismark offered it in its catalog with a dozen other native selections under the name "Indian Garden Collection." Unfortunately, there is no description accompanying their name!
Features
These very large sunflowers rise up to 4 m in height and are adorned with flowers, often single, sometimes multiple, which measure up to 40 cm in diameter! The flowers produce imposing black, white, or streaked seed heads that are rich in protein.
Culture
Traditionally, the Sanishes planted their sunflowers outdoors when the ice broke up on the Missouri River and the soil temperature was around 7°C. This date may seem early, but it is ideal since the seeds do not germinate in too warm soils. We choose a fresh, deep, loose soil rich in humus to obtain vigorous and productive plants. If you like climbing beans, sow them a few weeks later at the base of your sunflowers so that they can use them as support!
Number of days for harvest: 55 to 75
Available at the ecoumene only
We owe this variety to the indigenous Sahnish community (also known as Arikara). These farming people from North Dakota cultivated this sunflower for its enormous flowers which gave them a good supply of seeds. We ate the larger seeds plain or roasted, but we transformed the small seeds into powder to make energy pellets. In the late 1920s, American ethnobotanist Melvin Gilmore collected seeds on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota to allow for wider distribution of this exceptional sunflower across the continent. In 1930, the seed company Oscar H. Will & Co. of Bismark offered it in its catalog with a dozen other native selections under the name "Indian Garden Collection." Unfortunately, there is no description accompanying their name!
Features
These very large sunflowers rise up to 4 m in height and are adorned with flowers, often single, sometimes multiple, which measure up to 40 cm in diameter! The flowers produce imposing black, white, or streaked seed heads that are rich in protein.
Culture
Traditionally, the Sanishes planted their sunflowers outdoors when the ice broke up on the Missouri River and the soil temperature was around 7°C. This date may seem early, but it is ideal since the seeds do not germinate in too warm soils. We choose a fresh, deep, loose soil rich in humus to obtain vigorous and productive plants. If you like climbing beans, sow them a few weeks later at the base of your sunflowers so that they can use them as support!
Number of days for harvest: 55 to 75
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