Do sunflowers come back year after year?

When you think of sunflowers, you're probably thinking of the large, happy yellow faces of the common annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Seen in many gardens during the summer, the annual sunflower comes in many different colors and sizes, and its seeds must be replanted each year. read more

Seed heads – Annual sunflowers can have either large or small seed heads, but perennial sunflowers have only small seed heads. Blooms – Annual sunflowers will bloom the first year after being planted from seeds, but perennial sunflowers grown from seed will not bloom for at least two years. read more

Unless growing a known perennial variety, no. Most sunflowers that people typically grow are annuals and die off at the end of the year. read more