Capture your child’s interest in gardening with Mrs Green’s Giant Sunflower Growing Kit. Help them learn about the environment and introduce them to gardening whilst educating them in long term rewards and patience. Watch with your child as the sunflower grows from tiny seed to a flower in full bloom. This kit comes with all you need to get started – all you need to do is find a space for your pot and just add water! Sunflowers: The common sunflower, Helianthus annuus is part of the genus Helianthus that is grown as crops for edible oil and fruits. Sunflower crops mainly consist of the flowers themselves for the floristry industry, the seeds used for bird food and livestock forage foods, and to make sunflower oil for cooking purposes.