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Sunflower

📍 Kenya

Click a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.

1 2 3 4 5
Sow Harvest
Sow
Mar
Harvest
Jul – Sep
Growing period
120 - 150 days
Seeding rate
4 - 6 seedlings/ha
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Harvest — this part of the plant

Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .

Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .

Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.

Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .

Local note

Based on similar agro-ecological conditions in another country — confirm with local extension.
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Where Sunflower grows in Kenya

hill mountain

Lower Highland Zone 2 (LH2)

1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Sub-humid; annual average precipation at least 65-80 % of potential evaporation.

hill mountain

Lower Highland Zone 3 (LH3)

1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Semi-humid; annual average precipation 50-65% of potential evaporation; Average growing periods at least 115 days in 6 out 10 years.

hill mountain

Lower Highland Zone 4 (LH4)

1800/1900-2200/2400 m asl. Moderately Cool & Transitional, annual mean temp. 15-18oC. Mean min.8-11oC; Frosts very rare & only limited to basins & valleys. Annual average precipation 40-50% of potential evaporation & growing periods at least 105 days in 6 out 10 year

wet irrigated

Lower midland zone 1(LM1)

800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Humid; annual average precipation at least 80% of potential evaporation.

wet irrigated

Lower midland zone 2(LM2)

800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Sub-humid; annual average precipation at least 65-80 % of potential evaporation.

wet irrigated

Lower midland zone 3(LM3)

800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Semi-humid; annual average precipation at least 50-65% of potential evaporation.

other

Lower midland zone 4(LM4)

800-about 1300 m asl in Eastern Kenya & 1500 m asl in Western. Warm, annual mean temp. 21-24oC. Mean min.more than 14oC. Transitional; annual average precipation 40-50% of potential evaporation (or more in bimodal rainfall areas).

plains

Lowerland zone 2(L2) / Inner lowland (IL2)

0-800 m asl. Hot, annual mean temp. more than 24oC. Sub-humid; annual average precipation at least 65-80 % of potential evaporation.

wet irrigated

Lowerland zone 3(L3)

0-800 m asl. Hot, annual mean temp. more than 24oC. Semi-humid; annual average precipation at least 50-65% of potential evaporation.

other

Lowerland zone 4(L4)

0-800 m asl. Hot, annual mean temp. more than 24oC. Transitional; annual average precipation 40-50% of

hill mountain

Upper Highland Zone 3 (UH3)

2200/2400-3000/3200 m asl. Cool &transitional, annual mean temp. 10-15oC. Mean nightly min. below 8oC; Night frosts ocassionally in cold seasons. Semi-humid; annual average precipation 50-65% of potential evaporation & growing periods at least 130 days in 6 out 10 years.

wet irrigated

Upper midland zone 1(UM1)

1300/1500-1800/1900 m asl. Temperate, annual mean temp. 18-21oC. Mean min.11-14oC; Absolutely No frosts. Humid; annual average precipation more than 80% of potential evaporation. .

wet irrigated

Upper midland zone 2 (UM2)

1300/1500-1800/1900 m asl. Temperate, annual mean temp. 18-21oC. Mean min.11-14oC; Absolutely No frosts. Sub-humid; annual average precipation 65-80 % of potential evaporation.

wet irrigated

Upper midland zone 3 (UM3)

1300/1500-1800/1900 m asl. Temperate, annual mean temp. 18-21oC. Mean min.11-14oC; Absolutely No frosts. Semi-humid; annual average precipation at least 50-65% of potential evaporation.

other

Upper midland zone 4 (UM4)

1300/1500-1800/1900 m asl. Temperate, annual mean temp. 18-21oC. Mean min.11-14oC; Absolutely No frosts. Transitional; annual average precipation at least 40-50% of potential evaporation.

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