All sunflowers look pretty much the same until they flower, other than seeing if they’re single or multi stemmed. Unless you livein the Southern Hemisphere or somewhere with warm winters there’s not much point planning newplantings around the sunflowers. THeyll be over and done with in a matter of weeks. In fact, again with the proviso that you’re not in the Southern Hemisphere or in a hot climate, it looks as if they were sown rather late. They should be in full bloom and starting to wind down by now.

First you planted very late in the season and there is no way to tell without the flowers showing. Next time buy seeds at the garden center so you know what you are getting if this is a big deal for you. Also next year plant in May so you actually get flowers before frost. As for the whole gardening thing we would need a lot more info. Is this a rental or your own home. Where are the spaces in relation to the house . Post pics of the house . Gardening is a lot of fun but you need to know what it is you want from the garden. BTW the sunflowers will die in the winter so that will start you understanding some things come back every year (perennials) and somen eed to be panted every year (annuals) some are for eating some for color and flowers. You will have all winter to plan for next year if you give us a bit mor einfo and pictures we might be able to help get you started. If you google planting zone 6A you will get lots of info as to what will grow there . I live in Zone 6 and find the choices are amazing

they are annuals... so what to plant around them is kind of moot.. for us where its fall ... hence needing to know where you are.. big city name ....

we can guess .. but that isnt going to be very helpful ... next time... just buy named variety seed so you can predict size.. flowers.. etc ... etc ..

but.. also understand ... not many things come true from seed.. so if you want that predictability ... you have to rebuy the seed every years....

congrats on your success .. and good luck with your new hobby ...

ken

Where are you located? Up here in zone 5 it's too late to expect flowers from annuals, including sunflower, but in southern states you very well might.

It is impossible to tell sunflower varieties apart until they bloom -- they pretty much all look the same. Once they bloom (I do see some nice flower buds on there) take note of the colors you like and next year you can buy named seed if you want to be sure what you're getting. OTOH, if you like a mix of things -- enjoy!

For recs, my favorite sunflowers are Autumn Beauty, Jua Maya and Jua Inca. There are so many varieties from which to choose, though -- so go with a color and flower form you like (I don't favor the frilly/double types) and make sure to pay attention to the height. There are some good dwarfs out there, but a lot of them are giants.