A green-fingered gardener was stunned to find his self-seeded sunflower had grown a staggering 27 heads.

Credit: SWNS

Barry Boyton turned up to his garden one day this spring to find the plant was blooming with not one, not two, but multiple heads.

It is not uncommon for a sunflower to have several heads on a single stem, although experts say twenty is usually the maximum.

RELATED: Trailblazing Gardener Discovers How to Grow Vegetables in Winter—Now He’s Helping Others Do It Too

But despite his high number, Barry, of Yeovil in Somerset, England, is still a long way off from threatening the world record–thought to be more than 100.

SWNS

SHARE The Sunflower Fun With Your Gardening Friends On Social Media…

Leave a Reply