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title: "What’s happening to my sunflower ‘velvet queen’ ?"
description: "What’s happening to my sunflower ‘velvet queen’ ?"
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# What’s happening to my sunflower ‘velvet queen’ ?

_Gepostet von name here… am 2025-07-18_

What’s happening to my sunflower ‘velvet queen’ ?

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## 2 Kommentare

### Melody kommentierte am 2025-07-18

It might be over fertilized

### Rhus kommentierte am 2025-07-18

When I grew sunflowers in containers they also got crispy tips. As Melody said, it could be over fertilization, but it might not matter too much-- mine carried on and bloomed anyway, and a few crispy tips didn't seem to make much of a difference.

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