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title: "Is this normal development for sunflowers? The seeds were planted…"
description: "Is this normal development for sunflowers? The seeds were planted below but seem to have risen to the top a bit."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/64756e3b511b5afd6cf9a667"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Kayla"
published: "2023-05-30T03:32:11.598Z"
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# Is this normal development for sunflowers? The seeds were planted…

_Posted by Kayla on 2023-05-30_

Is this normal development for sunflowers? The seeds were planted below but seem to have risen to the top a bit.

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## 4 comments

### Strawberry plant commented on 2023-05-30

Im no expert but I have had this happen with many of my plants. The seeds I see in the pictures are ones that have already germinated and have just fallen off the plant. It looks like one of the seeds is still attached to the new leaves coming up.

### Lauren commented on 2023-05-30

Anytime I’ve planted sunflowers they have always done this. The parts you’re seeing are just the outer shell. If they’re loose, you could probably just take them off, but they will fall off by themselves eventually. I’ve always left them and my sunflowers have grown beautifully.

### iivetty commented on 2023-06-05

Hi! I’m currently growing sunflowers too and this happened as well.

It’s normal.

### Choc commented on 2023-06-19

This is normal.

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