“BLACK OIL” SUNFLOWERS TAKE THEIR NAME FROM THEIR BLACK SEEDS, HIGH IN OIL AND NUTRITIONAL CONTENT, WHICH BIRDS SIMPLY LOVE! THEIR SEEDS THIN SKINS AND RICH OIL ATTRACT MANY SEED-EATING BIRDS, EVEN THE PICKY EATERS! BLACK OIL IS THE SUNFLOWER SEED MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN BIRDSEED MIXTURES AND IT’S ALSO USED IN THE MAKING OF SUNFLOWER OIL FOR COOKING.
BLACK OIL SUNFLOWERS MAKE A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO A FENCE ROW, ALONG THE SIDE OF A BARN OR HOUSE, OR PLANT THEM IN A HUGE MASS FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN. THIS HIGH-YIELDING VARIETY IS HEAT AND DROUGHT TOLERANT AFTER ESTABLISHED, AND GROWS WELL IN A VARIETY OF SOIL CONDITIONS. BLACK OIL SUNFLOWERS ARE VERY FAST GROWING, AND EASY TO START FROM SEED. PLANT BLACK OIL SUNFLOWER SEEDS IN A LOCATION IN FULL SUN.
