WAB 2009 Tallest Sunflower Competition?

[diggleken]

3'6'', all 5 of them, must be a dwarf variety (is that PC?), but expecting a late spurt.
Cheers
Ken

[elleme]

My one survivor has managed 5ft so far but growth has slowed down a lot of late and it's looking a bit pitiful as it's been defoliated most of the way up the stalk. It's definitely not a winner in the beautiful plant stakes. My garden snails are pretty good climbers.

[Jennie]

Mine is just over 5' high, it seems to be liking all the rain we've had recently, and has responded by growing about 2" per day.

Hope it keeps going, although I can see the flower forming in the centre.

[Dutchess]

Seems as though many "peak" at around five feet! (So did I, lol )

D.

[big bill]

Have had heavy rain over the last 24 hours with high winds lost some lowers stems on plants furthest from front door but main plant nearest door coming along a beauty,just had tape out standin at 10ft 3" high no sign of flower head yet at the top so some growing to go.
Plants under Sky Dish coming in at 9ft 7",
The circumferance of the stem at the 12" from bottom is 5 1/2 ins

[Stewy]

Flowering now so I doubt that it will get much taller, can't get a decent measurement just yet as we have wood pigeons nesting in the grape vine right next to it and I don't want to disturb 'em.

[big bill]

Sunflower at front of house the one to the lefdt has started to merge with Sky dish and at the door going to use as a fire escape route if needed about 18" from bedroom window now standing at 10 ft 10" the girth of the flower is now 61/2 ins still no flower head as yet having to use ladder and nails to tie into the wall of house

[Dutchess]

Bill, the one on the left looks like "Little Weeeeeeed!"

(So, where's Ben??? )

D.

[big bill]

I thought I better put Hhow the main garden sunflowers are coming along istead of the triffids out the front ,here are the ones out the back ,not as tall as the front either in bloom or coming into bloom standing at 8 ft 3" just babes compared to front ,

[GrannyJ]

My sunflower has grown to 11'8" this year and yes I used chicken poo too!