Black Oil Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus) High-oil content sunflower loved by birds and pollinators. Grows tall with dark-centered blooms. Great for wildlife gardens and seed harvesting.

Minimum: 50+ Seeds

Bring bold beauty and vital biodiversity to your garden with Black Oil Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus). These fast-growing, towering sunflowers produce rich, dark-centered blooms packed with high-oil seeds—perfect for feeding birds, attracting pollinators, and even harvesting for your own use.

Highly valued for both their ornamental charm and ecological benefit, black oil sunflowers are a must-have for wildlife gardens, edible landscapes, and homesteads alike. Whether you're planting a sunflower patch, lining a fence row, or building a living screen, these sunflowers deliver color, height, and habitat in abundance.

🌿 Key Features:

• 🌻 Tall & Impressive: Plants often reach 5–7 feet tall or more

• 🐦 Bird Magnet: High-oil seeds attract finches, cardinals, chickadees, and other backyard birds

• 🐝 Pollinator Favorite: Blooms draw bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects

• 🌾 Dual Purpose: Ideal for ornamental beauty and seed harvesting

• 🪹 Wildlife Support: Provides food and shelter for a variety of species

🌱 Growing Information:

• Days to Maturity: 80–95 days

• Planting Depth: 1 inch

• Spacing: 6–12 inches apart

• Light Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Preference: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil

• Watering Needs: Moderate; drought-tolerant once established

• Best Planting Time: Spring after last frost

🐦 Great For:

• Wildlife and pollinator gardens

• Edible landscapes

• School gardens and nature projects

• Perimeter planting or windbreaks

• Seed saving or homemade bird seed

🌻 Why Grow Black Oil Sunflowers?

• Boosts garden biodiversity by attracting birds and beneficial insects

• Adds dramatic vertical interest to flower beds and garden borders

• Encourages natural pest control and pollination

• Provides a nutrient-dense food source for birds and other wildlife

• Great for teaching kids about nature and garden ecosystems

Whether you're feeding your local songbirds, beautifying your yard, or harvesting seeds for future plantings, Black Oil Sunflowers offer a powerful combination of function and beauty. These garden giants do more than grow—they bring life, color, and purpose to every corner of your space.