how much long do sunflowers take to grow
Characteristics. It takes about 11 days for an annual sunflower seed to germinate and appear through the soil, and roughly 90 days to reach maturity. Sunflowers attain their maximum height in about 50 days, followed by head development and seed production.unflowers are fast growers capable of reaching their maximum height in one season. All varieties of annual sunflowers (Helianthus annuum spp.) do their growing during one year. Depending upon variety, this can mean a plant that grows to just 2 feet or one that grows to 12 feet.