Fifth Annual Sunflower Challenge in Washington County

Washington Co., WI – It’s that time of year when sunflowers are in full glory. Time for Washington County to show off your sunflowers. Click below to see our very first submissions. Molly Warner gives credit to her husband for building the two-tiered raised dwarf sunflower bed for her. She said, “I have plenty of friends to keep me entertained, too.”

Darlyn D. Dalton submitted these brilliant beauties:

These fun flower photos are from 2020:

Below is a photo submitted by Shannon Meyer Smith and her son’s sunflower which was over 10 feet tall.

In 2017 Josh Marx submitted the photo below.

“I’m 6’7″. Last year’s sunflowers. Hoping for 18-foot flowers this year.” 

The Ward family put a little Wallenda into their photo …. and with junior up top he still wasn’t tall enough to reach the head of the sunflower.

Mr. climbed atop a pair of sawhorses and still wasn’t tall enough – looks like a 10 footer. Can anybody do better?

Ah! Sunflower

Ah! sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun,
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller’s journey is done;

Where the youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
Arise from their graves and aspire;
Where my sunflower wishes to go.