Heaviest sunflower head

The heaviest sunflower head (Helianthus) weighed 7.046 kg (15 lb 8.5 oz) and was grown by Peter Glazebrook (UK) as assessed at the UK National Giant Vegetable Championships held at the Malvern Autumn Show in Worcestershire, UK, on 27–29 September 2024.

This surpassed the previous record of 6.446 kg (14 lb 3.4 oz), registered in 2022. At the same event, veteran competitive horticulturalist Glazebrook also set a new record for the longest leek: 1.582 m (5 ft 2.3 in).