{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-sunflower-chocolate","title":"Sunflower Chocolate","description":"\u003cp\u003eNear-black mahogany petals round a dark chocolate disc, and nothing in the sunflower range is further from what most people picture. The colour is not aggressive; it is quiet and velvet, and it anchors a warm border rather than dominating it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is branching and multi-headed, at 60 to 90cm, so one plant gives a run of cutting stems from July through October rather than a single flower and then nothing. It is also low-pollen, which matters more than it sounds: no yellow dust on the tablecloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark flower needs contrast to work. Beside a pale sunflower or a bright one it earns its place; on its own in a shady corner it simply disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSow one seed per pot rather than in a tray, because sunflowers make a taproot fast and hate being disturbed or left pot-bound. \u003cstrong\u003eSlugs will take the young plants out in the first fortnight after planting if you let them\u003c\/strong\u003e, so protect them until the stems toughen. Water at the base rather than over the heads, and feed fortnightly through midsummer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54828184404301,"sku":"SUN-CHC","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/EA3AF62A-8B92-4FE2-96B0-3F75CD9D36E3.jpg?v=1790284729","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-sunflower-chocolate","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}