Helianthus giganticus var. Kootenayensis

I hear a certain amount of whinging from the other side of the family about the poor soil, lack of garden production, lateness of plant development and so on. Good thing she didn't become a farmer....

I include this photo of Catherine and her driveway sunflowers just to prove that at least "something" grew well in the garden this year, even if it isn't made of Prairie soil :-)