Heaviest sunflower head

Heaviest sunflower head
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Who
Vincent Sjodin
What
7.808 kilogram(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Malvern)
When
26 September 2026

The heaviest sunflower head (Helianthus) weighed 7.808 kg (17 lb 3.4 oz) and was grown by Vincent Sjodin (UK) as assessed at the CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship held at the Malvern Autumn Show in Worcestershire, UK, on 26 September 2026.

This surpassed the previous record of 7.046 kg (15 lb 8.5 oz) grown by Peter Glazebrook (UK) as assessed on 27 September 2024.

At the same event, Sjodin also claimed a new world record for the heaviest beetroot: 26.02 kg (57 lb 5.8 oz).