Sunflower Ring of Fire

The most dramatic sunflower in the range. Ring of Fire produces striking bicolour blooms with deep mahogany-red inner petals that fade to golden-yellow at the tips, surrounding a dark chocolate centre — a colour combination that glows with the intensity of a sunset and looks extraordinary in a vase or a hot border.

Branching habit gives multiple stems per plant. Pollen-free, making it ideal for cutting.

• Helianthus annuus 'Ring of Fire' — Half-Hardy Annual (H2)
• Height: 120–150cm | Flowers: July–September
• Sow indoors April–May or direct May–June; full sun
• Rich, well-drained soil — water generously
• Pollen-free — ideal for cutting
• Branching habit — multiple stems per plant

Grow it with Tithonia Goldfinger and Rudbeckia Autumn Forest for a hot border of mahogany, orange-red, and burnt copper that is the finest thing in the late summer garden.